Kolaiah

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Kola'iah. (Voice Of Jehovah).

1. A Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from the captivity.  Nehemiah 11:7. (B.C. before 536).

2. The father of Ahab, the false prophet, who was burnt by the king of Babylon.  Jeremiah 29:21. (B.C. before 594).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Kolaiah . 1. The father of the false prophet Ahab (  Jeremiah 29:21 ). 2 . The name of a Benjamite family which settled in Jerusalem after the Captivity (  Nehemiah 11:7 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Maaseiah, a Benjamite.  Nehemiah 11:7 .

2. Father of Ahab the false prophet 'whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire.'   Jeremiah 29:21,22 .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1.  Nehemiah 11:7.

2.  Jeremiah 29:21-22.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Nehemiah 11:7 2 Jeremiah 29:21-23

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Kolayah', קֹלָיָה , Voice Of Jehovah), the name of two men.

1. (Sept. Κωλέας v. r. Κωλίας or Κωλιᾶς ; Vulg. Colias.) The father of Ahab, which latter was one of the false and immoral prophets severely denounced by Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 29:21). B.C. ante 594.

2. (Sept. Κωλεϊ v Α ,Vulg. Colaja.) Son of Maaseiah and father of Pedaiah, a Benjamite, and ancestor of Sallu, which last led back a party from Babylon ( Nehemiah 11:7). B.C. much ante 536.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kṓ - la´ya , kṓ - lı̄´a ( קוליה , ḳōlāyāh , "voice of Yah"):

(1) A B enjamite, son of Maaseiah ( Nehemiah 11:7 ).

(2) Father of Ahab, a false prophet and a lecherous man ( Jeremiah 29:21-23 ).