Pelaiah (ISBE)

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pḗ - lā´ya , pḗ - lı̄´a ( פּלאיה , pelā'yāh ): (1) A son of Elioenai, of the royal house of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:24 ). (2) A L evite who assisted Ezra by expounding the Law (Nehemiah 8:7 ), and was one of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:10 ). He is called "Phalias" in 1 Esdras 9:48 (Revised Version).