Seraiah
Seraiah was a priest who returned from the Babylonian exile and is mentioned in the lists of returning exiles and priests.
The name Seraiah means “prince of the Lord”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:2; only referred to as Seraiah (שְׂרָיָהוּ).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- שְׂרָיָהוּSeraiah
Mentions
- …accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
- Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
- In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;