Dictionaries :: Neriah

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Neriah:

light; lamp of the Lord

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Neriah:

ne-ri'-a (neriyah, "whose lamp is Yah"): The father of Seraiah and of Baruch, Jeremiah's friend and secretary (Jer 32:12,16; 36:4,8,32; 43:3). In Baruch 1:1 the Greek form of the name, Ner(e)ias, is given, and this shortened, Neri, occurs in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.

Nave's Topical Bible

Neriah: Father of Baruch

Jer 32:12

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Neriah:

(lamp of Jehovah) the son of Maaseiah and father of Baruch and Seraiah.