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Pelaiah

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Pelaiah. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.One of David’s posterity (1 Chr.
  2. 2.A Levite who expounded the law (Neh.

Distinguished of the Lord.

  1. Pelaiah (1)

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    One of David’s posterity (1 Chr. 3:24).

  2. Pelaiah (2)

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    A Levite who expounded the law (Neh. 8:7).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(distinguished by Jehovah).

A son of Elioenai, of the royal line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:24) (B.C. after 400.) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in expounding the law, (Nehemiah 8:7) He afterward sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:10) (B.C.445.)

In the Bible

3

Verses where Pelaiah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 3:24

    The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.

  • Nehemiah 8:7

    The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.

  • Nehemiah 10:10

    and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

Scripture on Pelaiah

3

Pelaiah references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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