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Delaiah

A man, in the time of Exile and Return · named in 1 verse

the name means Jah has delivered Strong's Lexicon

Delaiah was the father of Shemaiah, who tried to deceive Nehemiah into hiding in the temple.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Freed by Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order (1 Chr. 24:18).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Mehetabel
Children Shemaiah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Nehemiah 6:10.

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