A priest during the high priesthood of Joiakim.
Meraiah
Named in 1 verse of Nehemiah, first in Nehemiah 12:12.
מְרָיָהMeraiah
About Meraiah Written by AI
Meraiah was a priest who served during the time of Joiakim, the high priest in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 12:12). He is mentioned in the list of priests and Levites who went up to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and Jeshua, the high priest (Nehemiah 12:1). Meraiah is specifically listed among the priests who were heads of their fathers' houses during the days of Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:12).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Resistance, a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Neh. 12:12).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Nehemiah 12:12
In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
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