Shadrach

Shadrach is the Babylonian name assigned to Hananiah — the renaming represents Babylon's attempt to erase his Hebrew identity and its God-referencing meaning, replacing it with a pagan one.

Shadrach is the Babylonian name given to Hananiah — noted here as the more familiar alias readers would recognize, connecting Daniel's prayer companions to their famous fiery-furnace story.

Shadrach stands before the furious king facing an ultimatum — bow or burn — and his silence here is about to be broken by one of the most courageous speeches in the Old Testament.

Hananiah (referenced as Shadrach) appears here among the priests blowing trumpets at the Temple — the text uses his Babylonian name in a parenthetical note, placing this post-exile celebration in the context of Israel's survival story.

Hananiah son of Shelemiah — whose alternate name Shadrach connects him to the famous furnace survivor — repaired a section of wall near the final stretch, one of many named individuals completing the circle back to the Sheep Gate.

This tag links Hananiah to Shadrach of the fiery furnace narrative, clarifying that Hananiah is his Hebrew name — invoking his legendary reputation for God-fearing faithfulness as context for why he's trusted with the city.

This Hananiah — tagged with a Shadrach reference for reader identification — leads the 16th rotation, a different figure than the fiery furnace survivor but sharing the same name.

Shadrach is referenced here not as the fiery-furnace survivor but as a tag pointing to Hananiah — the text notes that Shadrach's real name was Hananiah, connecting the exile hero to this post-exile genealogical branch.

Shadrach is the cross-reference name for Hananiah — a reminder that this same Hebrew name belonged to one of Daniel's faithful friends, a sharp contrast to this Hananiah's deceptive role.