Meraiah

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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]

Mera'iah. (rebellion). A priest, in the day of Joiakim. Nehemiah 12:13.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]

MERAIAH. The head of a priestly house ( Nehemiah 12:12 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]

Priest 'of Seraiah' in the days of Joiakim. Nehemiah 12:12 .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary [4]

Nehemiah 12:12-13.

Holman Bible Dictionary [5]

Nehemiah 12:12

Easton's Bible Dictionary [6]

Nehemiah 12:12

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]

mḗ - rā´ya , mḗ - rı̄´a ( מריה , merāyāh , "contumacious"): A priest in the time of Joiakim son of Jeshua, and head of the priestly house of Seraiah to which Ezra belonged ( Nehemiah 12:12; compare Ezra 7:1 ).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [8]

(Hebrews Merayah', מְרָיוֹת, resistance; Sept. Ἀμαρία v. r. Μαρέα; Vulg. Maraja), a chief priest, the "son" of Seraiah, contemporary with the high-priest Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:12). BC. post 536.

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