Pelaiah
Pelaiah, a Levite who helped explain the Law to the people and signed Nehemiah's covenant.
The name Pelaiah means “the Lord's secret or miracle”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Nehemiah 8:7; only referred to as Pelaiah (פְּלָאיָה).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- פְּלָאיָהPelaiah
Mentions
- 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.
- …and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,