Bible Encyclopedias
Resaias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
rḗ - sā´yas , rḗ - sı̄´as ( Ῥησαίας , Rhēsaı́as ; the King James Version Reesaias ): One of the "leaders" with Zerubbabel in the return (1 Esdras 5:8) = "Reelaiah" in Ezra 2:2 , "Raamiah" in Nehemiah 7:7 . The name is apparently duplicated in 1 Esdras 5:8 in the form "Reelias."
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Resaias'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/r/resaias.html. 1915.