Rhesa

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Son of Zerubbabel in Christ's genealogy ( Luke 3:27). Lord A. Hervey conjectures Rhesa to be no person, but the title of Zerubbabel, Rosh , i.e. "prince," thereby removing a difficulty in reconciling Matthew's with Luke's genealogy.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Rhe'sa. (Head). Son of Zorobabel, in the genealogy of Christ .  Luke 3:27. It is conjectured that Rhesa is no person, but merely a title.

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

The son of Zorahabel in the ancestry of Christ,  Luke 3:27. Probably derived from Ratzah, will.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Son of Zorobabel, in the genealogy of the Lord Jesus.  Luke 3:27 .

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

RHESA . A son of Zerubbabel (  Luke 3:27 ).

Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament

RHESA. —A link in our Lord’s genealogy ( Luke 3:27).

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Luke 3:27

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Luke 3:27

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

( ῾Ρησά ) is a name given in the genealogy of Christ ( Luke 3:27) as that of a son of Zorobabel and father of Joanna, being evidently the same with RIPHAIAH (See Riphaiah) (q.v.), given in the Old. Test. ( 1 Chronicles 3:19-21) as the son of Zerubbabel and father of Hananiah. Lord Hervey fancifully conjectures that Rhesa is no person, but merely the title Rosh, i.e. "prince," originally attached to the name of Zerubbabel, and gradually introduced as an independent name into the genealogy (Genealogies, etc., p. 111, 114, 356-360). (See Genealogy Of Jesus Christ).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

rē´sa ( Ῥησά , Rhēsá ): A son of Zerubbabel in the genealogy of Jesus according to Luke (  Luke 3:27 ).