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Zerahiah

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, 1Ch 6:51, Ezr 7:4). (2) A head of a family, who re...

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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, 1Ch 6:51, Ezr 7:4).

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

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