Feast of Dedication Day 5: Yachanan the Blessing

 

 Yachanan the Blessing

Yachanan the blessing, known to the world as Joannan Caddis was the brother of Judah the Hammer, a freedom fighter who saved the negroes (biblical Israelites) from extinction at the hands of the Greeks in 167 to 160 BC. Yachanan was a general, a hero, a freedom fighter and a priest. This day we remember Yachanan. HalleluYah!

Facts About Yachanan

• Son of Mattathias the Priest 1 Macc 2:1
• Real name Yachanan
• He was called Gaddi ie. Fortunate or blessing
• See num 13:11 interlinear 
• Greek interlinear verse see here 
• Greek form of name here
• Arabic form here
• His name means Yahawah is gracious
• 1 Maccabees 9:33; 35-42 Killed by Canaanites. Avenged by Jonathan(ie. Yanathan, see here for an explanation of how the ‘a’ turned into an ‘o’) and Simon(ie.Shamaian)