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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Pelaiah (Man living at the time of Exile and Return)
One of the Levites who helped the people understand the law when Ezra read it, and later a signer of the covenant (Nehemiah 8:7; 10:10).
First, in plain English
One of the Levites who helped the people understand the law when Ezra read it, and later a signer of the covenant (Nehemiah 8:7; 10:10).
Who this is
Pelaiah's name means “the LORD has distinguished.” One man of this name appears in the royal genealogy as a descendant of David after the exile (1 Chronicles 3:24). A second Pelaiah was a Levite who helped explain the law to the people after Ezra read it publicly in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 8:7) and later signed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:10).
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H6411
Where it appears
- Nehemiah 8:7
- Nehemiah 10:10
