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Seraiah
the name means Jah has prevailed Strong's Lexicon
Seraiah, the son of Azriel, was one of the men sent by King Jehoiakim to capture Jeremiah and Baruch.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Soldier of Jehovah. (1.) The father of Joab (1 Chr. 4:13, 14).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Azriel
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Jeremiah 36:26.
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Verses that name Seraiah
- Jeremiah 36:26 Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.