Bible Dictionaries
Arah
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ay' rah) Personal name meaning, “ox” or “traveller.” 1. Clan of 775 people who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel from Babylonian Exile about 537 B.C. (Ezra 2:5 ). Nehemiah 7:10 gives the number as 652. 2. Father of Schechaniah, father-in-law of Tobiah, who led opposition to Nehemiah ( Nehemiah 6:18 ). May be identical with clan head of 1 above. 3. Member of tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:39 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Arah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/a/arah.html. 1991.