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Meraiah

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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mḗ - rā´ya , mḗ - rı̄´a ( מריה , merāyāh , "contumacious"): A priest in the time of Joiakim son of Jeshua, and head of the priestly house of Seraiah to which Ezra belonged ( Nehemiah 12:12; compare Ezra 7:1 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Meraiah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​m/meraiah.html. 1915.
 
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