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Neriah

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Neriyah', נֵרַיָּה , Jehovah is my lamp, or lamp of Jehovah, also [Jeremiah 36:14; Jeremiah 36:32; in the prolonged form Neriya'hu, נֵרַיָּהיּ; Sept. Νηρίας [v.r. Νηρί in Jeremiah 43:3]; Vulg: Nerias, but Neri in Jeremiah 22:12), the son of Maaseiah, and father of Seraiah (Jeremiah 51:59) and Baruch (Jeremiah 32:12; Jeremiah 32:16; Jeremiah 36:4; Jeremiah 36:8; Jeremiah 36:14; Jeremiah 36:32; Jeremiah 43:3; Jeremiah 43:6; Jeremiah 45:1). He appears to be the same with NERI (See NERI) (q.v.) in our Lord's maternal ancestry (Luke 3:27-28; see Strong's Harmony and Expos. of the Gospels, page 17). B.C. cir. 620.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Neriah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​n/neriah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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