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Pelaiah
Holman Bible Dictionary
(pee lya' uh) Personal name meaning, “Yahweh is wonderful (or performs wonders).” 1. Descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:24 ). 2 . Levite assisting in Ezra's public reading of the law (Nehemiah 8:7 ). 3 . Levite witnessing Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:10 ), perhaps identical to 2.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Pelaiah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/p/pelaiah.html. 1991.