Topic
Reaiah
6 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 4:2Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A man of Judah, son of Shobal
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
- Ezra 2:47Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon
The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
- Nehemiah 7:50Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon
The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
- 1 Chronicles 2:52ISBE · Nave 1. A man of Judah, son of Shobal — Apparently called HAROEH
And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
- 1 Chronicles 5:5ISBE
Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
- 1 Esdras 5:31ISBE
The sons of Airus, the sons of Daisan, the sons of Noeba, the sons of Chaseba, the sons of Gazera, the sons of Azia, the sons of Phinees, the sons of Azare, the sons of Bastai, the sons of Asana, the sons of Meani, the sons of Naphisi, the sons of Acub,…
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- A descendant of Shubal the son of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:2)
- The children of Reaiah were a family of Nethinim who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:50) (B.C. before 536.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
re-a'-ya, re-i'-a (re'ayah, "Yah has seen"; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus, Rhada, A, Rheia):
(1) The eponym of a Calebite family (1Ch 4:2). The word "Reaiah" should probably be substituted for "Haroeh" in 1Ch 2:52, but both forms may be corruptions.
(2) A Reubenite (1Ch 5:5, the King James Version "Reaia").
See JOEL.
(3) The family name of a company of Nethinim (Ezr 2:47; Ne 7:50 = /RAPC 1Es 5:31).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.