Sia

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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]

Si'a. The "children of Sia," were a family of Nethinim, who returned with Zerubbabel. Nehemiah 7:47. The name is written as Siaha in Ezra 2:44, and Sud in 1 Esdras 5:29.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]

SIA ( Nehemiah 7:47 ) or SIAHA ( Ezra 2:44 ). A family of Nethinim ( 1Es 5:29 Sua ) who returned with Zerubbabel.

Holman Bible Dictionary [3]

Nehemiah 7:47

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]

(Heb. Sia, סַיעָא, congregation; Sept. Σιαϊά v.r. Ασουία, etc.), one of the family heads of the Nethinim whose "children" returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 7:47). B.C. ante 536. In the parallel passage (Ezra 2:44) the name is written SIAHA (See Siaha) (q.v.).

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