Acts 5:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, But a certain man named Ananias - Of these unhappy people we have no farther account than what is recorded here. In reference to birth, connections, etc., their names are written in the dust. The import of his name, חנניה chananiyah, the grace or mercy of the Lord, agrees very ill with his conduct.