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Reelaiah

Reelaiah (or Raamiah) was one of the leaders who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the Babylonian exile.

The name Reelaiah means “shepherd or companion to the Lord”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:2; referred to as Reelaiah (רְעֵלָיָה) or Raamiah (רַעַמְיָה).

Glossary entries

Raamiah Reelaiah

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Mentions

  1. Ezra 2:2רְעֵלָיָה · Reelaiah
    …accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
  2. Nehemiah 7:7רַעַמְיָה · Raamiah
    …accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: