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Zerahiah

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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zer - a - hı̄´a ( זרחיה , zeraḥyāh , "Yahweh hath risen" or "come forth"; the Septuagint has Ζαραιά , Zaraiá , with variants):

(1) A priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chronicles 6:6 , 1 Chronicles 6:51; Ezra 7:4 ).

(2) A head of a family, who returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezra 8:4 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Zerahiah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​z/zerahiah.html. 1915.
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