ケナニ

Chenani was a Levite who participated in the great public assembly of confession and worship during Nehemiah's reform, standing on the stairs to lead the people in crying out to God (Nehemiah 9:4). The communal confession acknowledged Israel's long history of sin and God's persistent faithfulness, representing a turning point in the post-exilic community's relationship with the covenant. Chenani's role as one of the worship leaders reflects the centrality of Levitical leadership in post-exilic religious life.