Ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylonian exile
Reaiah
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Ezra 2:47.
רְאָיָהReaiah
The name means “vision of the Lord.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Reaiah Written by AI
Reaiah is mentioned in the lists of people who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:50). He was an ancestor of a group of temple servants, also known as the Nethinim, who were assigned to assist the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. The Nethinim were descendants of the Gibeonites who had been appointed by Joshua to serve in the tabernacle (Joshua 9:27). Reaiah's descendants were among the temple servants who returned to Jerusalem to help rebuild the temple and restore worship practices. The mention of Reaiah in these lists highlights the importance of the temple servants in the restoration of Jewish worship after the exile.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 2:47
the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,
- Nehemiah 7:50
the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.