Seraiah (Easton)

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Soldier of Jehovah. The father of Joab (1 Chronicles 4:13,14 ). The grandfather of Jehu (1 Chronicles 4:35 ). One of David's scribes or secretaries (2 Samuel 8:17 ). A Netophathite (Jeremiah 40:8 ), a chief priest of the time of Zedekiah. He was carried captive by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylon, and"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter S Bible Dictionaries Seraiah Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Serah Next Entry Seraphim Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Zeruiah Zerahiah Timnath-Serah (only first 3 shown) Thompson Chain Reference Zeruiah Shemaiah Benaiah Dictionaries American Tract Society Zeruiah Timnath-Serah Shemaiah (only first 3 shown) Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Seraph, Seraphim Chabad Knowledge Base Seraph Serah Joab ben Zeruiah (only first 3 shown) Easton's Bible Dictionary Zeruiah Timnath-Serah Shemaiah (only first 3 shown) Fausset Bible Dictionary Zeruiah Zerahiah Shemaiah (only first 3 shown) Holman Bible Dictionary Zeruiah Zerahiah Shemaiah (only first 3 shown) Hitchcock Bible Names Zeruiah Zerahiah Shemaiah (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Zeruiah Zerahiah Timnath-Serah (only first 3 shown) Morrish Bible Dictionary Zeruiah Zerahiah Shemaiah (only first 3 shown) 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Serbia Seraphic Order Order, Seraphic Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Zeruiah Shemaiah Seraiah (only first 3 shown) People's Bible Dictionary Timnath-Serah Benaiah Smith Bible Dictionary Zeruiah Zerahiah Timnath-serah (only first 3 shown) Webster Dictionary Servian Seriph Seriation (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Alexander of Serbia Seadiah Serbia (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Benaiah Beracah Beracah, Valley of (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Benaiah Serah Seraiah (only first 3 shown) McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Bean, Benaiah Benaiah Beriah (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Bosna-Serai Seraphic Doctor Servia The Catholic Encyclopedia Franz Seraph Streber Servia The Jewish Encyclopedia Angel, Shemaiah Bedaresi, Jedaiah Bedersi, Jedaiah ben Abraham (only first 3 shown) Lexicons בְּנָיָה , בְּנָיָהוּ בְּרָאיָה בְּרִיעָה (only first 3 shown) Soldier of Jehovah. The father of Joab ( 1 Chronicles 4:13,14 ). The grandfather of Jehu ( 1 Chronicles 4:35 ). One of David's scribes or secretaries ( 2 Samuel 8:17 ). A Netophathite ( Jeremiah 40:8 ), a chief priest of the time of Zedekiah. He was carried captive by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylon, and there put to death ( 2 Kings 25:18,23 ). Ezra 2:2 . Father of Ezra the scribe (7:1). A ruler of the temple ( Nehemiah 11:11 ). A priest of the days of Jehoiakim ( Nehemiah 12:1,12 ). The son of Neriah. When Zedekiah made a journey to Babylon to do homage to Nebuchadnezzar, Seraiah had charge of the royal gifts to be presented on that occasion. Jeremiah took advantage of the occasion, and sent with Seraiah a word of cheer to the exiles in Babylon, and an announcement of the doom in store for that guilty city. The roll containing this message ( Jeremiah 50:1-8 ) Seraiah was to read to the exiles, and then, after fixing a stone to it, was to throw it into the Euphrates, uttering, as it sank, the prayer recorded in Jeremiah 51:59-64 . Babylon was at this time in the height of its glory, the greatest and most powerful monarchy in the world. Scarcely seventy years elapsed when the words of the prophet were all fulfilled. Jeremiah 51:59 is rendered in the Revised Version, "Now Seraiah was chief chamberlain," instead of "was a quiet prince," as in the Authorized Version.

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