Lexical Definition

‎רְאָיָה‎ Rᵉʼâyâh (reh-aw-yaw') Reaiah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎רָאָה‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has seen

Reaia, Reaiah.

• § Reaia or Reaiah = "Jehovah has seen"
• Reajah, the name of three Israelites

1) a descendant of Shobal the son of Judah
2) a Reubenite, son of Micah and father of Baal
3) a progenitor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.47

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רְאָיָה‎ proper name, masculine (‎׳‎‎י‎ hath seen); —

1. Judaite 1Chr 4:2 (Ραδα), A Ρεια, ᵐ5^L Ρεαα), = III. ‎הָרֹאֶה‎ 1Chr 2:52 (corrupt; Αια, A Αραα)

2. Reubenite 1Chr 5:5, Ρηχα, ᵐ5^L Ραια)

3. post-exilic name Ezra 2:47 (Ρεηλ, A ᵐ5^L Ραια) = Neh 7:50 (Ραεα, A ᵐ5^L Ρααια).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylonian exile

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Reaiah was an ancestor of temple servants who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.47;
• only referred to as Reaiah רְאָיָה.

Reaiah is mentioned in the lists of people who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:50). He was an ancestor of a group of temple servants, also known as the Nethinim, who were assigned to assist the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. The Nethinim were descendants of the Gibeonites who had been appointed by Joshua to serve in the tabernacle (Joshua 9:27). Reaiah's descendants were among the temple servants who returned to Jerusalem to help rebuild the temple and restore worship practices. The mention of Reaiah in these lists highlights the importance of the temple servants in the restoration of Jewish worship after the exile.

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