▶ 아나니아(Ananiah)

뜻:시온

[1] 초대 예루살렘교회 교인으로 

    자기 소유를 팔아 다 바치기로 약속하고

    일부를 감추어두고 전부라고 속여 

    하나님을 속인 벌로 급사한 사람 (행05:1-6).

[2] 다메섹에 사는 그리스도교도 

     회심한 바울에게 세례를 준 사람(행09:10 -17). (행22:12

[3] 바울이 예루살렘에서 잡혀올 때에 대제사장. 

     바울을 벨릭스에게 소송한 사람 (행23:2, (행24:1).

     그는 유대 반란시에 친 로마파로 몰려 

     유대인의 손에 의해 죽었다.

======== 개역한글성경 스토리

Ananias. [Anani'as]

1.  High priest before whom Paul appeared, and who commanded him to be smitten on the mouth, to whom Paul said, "God shall smite thee, thou whited wall." Acts 23:2, 3; Acts 24:1. He was elevated to the office by Herod king of Chalcis A.D. 48. He was sent to Rome to answer a charge of oppression, but returned. He was deposed before Felix left the province. When Menahem besieged Jerusalem Ananias took refuge in an aqueduct, but was dragged forth and killed by the daggers of the assassins.

2.  Husband of Sapphira, who with her had agreed to sell their possession, keep back part of the money, and present the remainder to the church as though it were the whole. He was charged with lying to the Holy Spirit, and fell down dead. His wife, saying the same thing, also met with a like punishment. The solemn judgement upon them evinced the fact that the Holy Spirit was really a divine person in the assembly, whose presence must in no way be ignored. "Great fear came upon all the church." Acts. 5:1-11.

3.  Disciple at Damascus, who, being instructed by the Lord, found out Saul and laid his hands upon him that he might receive sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. Ananias had naturally hesitated because of the character of the man he was to visit; but the Lord revealed to him that the persecuting Saul was a chosen vessel to Him to bear His name. Acts 9:10-17; Acts 22:12.

--- Morrish Bible Dictionary

▶ Death of Ananias and Sapphira 

Death of Ananias and Sapphira is described in The Acts of Apostles (5:1-10). Ananias was a wealthy member of the Christian community in Jerusalem. In order to be able to take care of the needy the church asked all its members to give it their property. Ananias and his wife, Sapphira, as some other rich  members, sold their property and laid the proceeds at the feet of the apostles. But Ananias and Sapphira lied that they gave everything they had. Apostle Peter accused them of lying to God. Hearing the apostle's judgment, Ananias fell down and died, the same happened to his wife, Sapphira.

========Paintings 

Nicolas Poussin. 
The Death of Sapphira. 
1652. Oil on canvas. 
Louvre, Paris, France

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