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Pelaiah
What Bible dictionaries say about “Pelaiah”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Pelaiah - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
Distinguished of the Lord. (1.) One of David's posterity (1 Chr. 3:24).
(2.) A Levite who expounded the law (Neh. 8:7).
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
pe-la'-ya, pe-li'-a (pela'yah):
(1) A son of Elioenai, of the royal house of Judah (1Ch 3:24).
(2) A Levite who assisted Ezra by expounding the Law (Ne 8:7), and was one of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (10:10). He is called "Phalias" in 1 Esdras 9:48 (Revised Version).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915Smith’s Bible Dictionary
- 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.)
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith