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Delaiah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Freed by Jehovah.
  • The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order (1 Chronicles 24:18 ).

  • A son of Shemaiah, and one of the courtiers to whom Jeremiah's first roll of prophecy was read (Jeremiah 36:12 ).

  • The head of one of the bands of exiles that returned under Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:60; Nehemiah 7:62 ).

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Delaiah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​d/delaiah.html. 1897.
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