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Meraiah, a priest who served during the time of Joiakim the high priest.
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Meraiah was a priest who served during the time of Joiakim, the high priest in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (Neh.12.12). He is mentioned in the list of priests and Levites who went up to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and Jeshua, the high priest (Neh.12.1). Meraiah is specifically listed among the priests who were heads of their fathers' houses during the days of Joiakim (Neh.12.12).
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Resistance, a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Neh. 12:12).
(rebellion), a priest in the day of Joiakim. (Nehemiah 12:13)
MERAI'AH (rebellion) a priest in the days of Joiakim. Neh 12:12.
MERAI'AH (rebellion) a priest in the days of Joiakim. Neh 12:12.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H4811
In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
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