Dictionaries :: Zerahiah

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Zerahiah:

the Lord rising; brightness of the Lord

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Zerahiah:

zer-a-hi'-a (zerachyah, "Yahweh hath risen" or "come forth"; the Septuagint has Zaraia, with variants):

(1) A priest of the line of Eleazar (1Ch 6:6,51; Ezr 7:4).

(2) A head of a family, who returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezr 8:4).

Nave's Topical Bible

Zerahiah: 1. An Ancestor of Ezra

1Ch 6:6, 51; Ezr 7:4

Zerahiah: 2. Father of Elihoenai

Ezr 8:4

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Zerahiah:

(Jehovah has risen).

(1.) A priest, son of Uzzi and ancestor of Ezra the scribe (1 Chronicles 6:6; 6:51; Ezra 7:4).

(2.) Father of Elioenai of the sons of Pahath‐moab, whose descendants returned from the captivity with Ezra (Ezra 8:4).