Phalias

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Phalias ( 1Es 9:48 ) = Pelaiah ,   Nehemiah 8:7 .

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

fa - lı̄´as ( Φαλίας , Phalı́as Codex Alexandrinus Φιάθας , Phiáthas  ; the King James Version, Biatas , following Aldine Βιάτας , Biátas ): One of the Levites who read and explained the Law to the multitude (1 Esdras 9:48) = "Pelaiah" of   Nehemiah 8:7 .