Meraiah
Every entry below is printed as its editors wrote it, with the edition named.
Easton's 1897
Resistance, a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Neh. 12:12).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
Smith's 1884
(rebellion), a priest in the day of Joiakim. (Nehemiah 12:13)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
me-ra'-ya, me-ri'-a (merayah, "contumacious"): A priest in the time of Joiakim son of Jeshua, and head of the priestly house of Seraiah to which Ezra belonged (Ne 12:12; compare Ezr 7:1).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
3 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain