Difference between revisions of "Kelaiah"
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52254" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52254" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> [[Kelaiah]] </strong> . | <p> <strong> [[Kelaiah]] </strong> . A [[Levite]] who had married a foreign wife ( Ezra 10:23 ), called in Esther 9:23 Esther 9:23 <strong> [[Colius]] </strong> . In Ezr. the gloss is added ‘which is <strong> [[Kelita]] </strong> ’ (in 1 Es. ‘who was called <strong> [[Calitas]] </strong> ’). Kelita appears in Nehemiah 8:7 as one of the [[Levites]] who assisted Ezra in expounding the Law (cf. 1Es 9:48 <strong> Calitas </strong> ), and his name occurs amongst the signatories to the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:10 ). It does not follow, however, that because Kelaiah was also called Kelita he is to be identified with <em> this </em> Kelita. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73515" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73515" /> == | ||
<p> '''Kela'iah.''' ''( | <p> '''Kela'iah.''' ''(Swift [[Messenger]] Of Jehovah).'' ''See '' [[Kelita]] ''.'' Ezra 10:23. </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36288" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36288" /> == | ||
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== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41759" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41759" /> == | ||
Ezra 10: | Ezra 10:23Kelita | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5594" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5594" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' kḗ ''''' - ''''' lā´ya ''''' , ''''' kḗ ''''' - ''''' lı̄´a ''''' ( קליה , <i> ''''' ḳēlāyāh ''''' </i> , "swift for Yah"[?]; Κωλίος , <i> ''''' Kōlı̄os ''''' </i> ; Codex Vaticanus, Κώνος , <i> ''''' Kṓnos ''''' </i> ): One of the priests who had "foreign wives" ( Ezra 10:23 , also "Kelita"). In parallel list of 1 [[Esdras]] 9:23, he again has a double name - "Colius" and "Calitas." | <p> ''''' kḗ ''''' - ''''' lā´ya ''''' , ''''' kḗ ''''' - ''''' lı̄´a ''''' ( קליה , <i> ''''' ḳēlāyāh ''''' </i> , "swift for Yah"[?]; Κωλίος , <i> ''''' Kōlı̄os ''''' </i> ; Codex Vaticanus, Κώνος , <i> ''''' Kṓnos ''''' </i> ): One of the priests who had "foreign wives" ( Ezra 10:23 , also "Kelita"). In parallel list of 1 [[Esdras]] 9:23, he again has a double name - "Colius" and "Calitas." A "Kelita" is named as helping Ezra at the expounding of the law ( Nehemiah 8:7; compare 1 Esdras 9:48, "Calitas"), and also among the signatories of the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:9; for nature of covenant see Nehemiah 10:28 ff). They may not, however, be the same person. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 09:44, 13 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Kelaiah . A Levite who had married a foreign wife ( Ezra 10:23 ), called in Esther 9:23 Esther 9:23 Colius . In Ezr. the gloss is added ‘which is Kelita ’ (in 1 Es. ‘who was called Calitas ’). Kelita appears in Nehemiah 8:7 as one of the Levites who assisted Ezra in expounding the Law (cf. 1Es 9:48 Calitas ), and his name occurs amongst the signatories to the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:10 ). It does not follow, however, that because Kelaiah was also called Kelita he is to be identified with this Kelita.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Kela'iah. (Swift Messenger Of Jehovah). See Kelita . Ezra 10:23.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
Ezra 10:23; Nehemiah 10:10; Nehemiah 8:7.
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Ezra 10:23Kelita
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
kḗ - lā´ya , kḗ - lı̄´a ( קליה , ḳēlāyāh , "swift for Yah"[?]; Κωλίος , Kōlı̄os ; Codex Vaticanus, Κώνος , Kṓnos ): One of the priests who had "foreign wives" ( Ezra 10:23 , also "Kelita"). In parallel list of 1 Esdras 9:23, he again has a double name - "Colius" and "Calitas." A "Kelita" is named as helping Ezra at the expounding of the law ( Nehemiah 8:7; compare 1 Esdras 9:48, "Calitas"), and also among the signatories of the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:9; for nature of covenant see Nehemiah 10:28 ff). They may not, however, be the same person.
