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Delaiah

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · named in 2 verses

the name means Jah has delivered Strong's Lexicon

Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, was an official during King Jehoiakim's reign who heard Baruch read Jeremiah's scroll.

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 Shemaiah

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

First named at Jeremiah 36:12.

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