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Rephaiah

רְפָיָה · re.pha.yah · H7509I“medicine or refreshment of the Lord” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Rephaiah is mentioned briefly in the genealogy of the tribe of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:2). He was one of the sons of Tola, who was a descendant of Issachar, the ninth son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). The genealogy in 1Chronicles 7 lists the main families and clans within the tribe of Issachar. Rephaiah and his brothers, Uzzi, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, were described as brave warriors and heads of their families. The tribe of Issachar was known for its warriors and its men of understanding (1 Chronicles 12:32).

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Family

FatherTolaSiblingsUzzi, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, Shemuel
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 7:2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations. Their number in the days of David…

What the dictionary says

(healed of Jehovah).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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