Reaiah

Reaiah (Ree-ay´yuh; Heb., “Yah[weh] has seen”)

1 A descendant of Judah of the clan of the Zorathites (1Chr 4:2). 2 A descendant of Reuben (1Chr 5:5). 3 A family group (“descendants of Reaiah”) of Temple servants (Nethinim) who returned from the Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:47; Neh 7:50).

1Chr 4:2

2Reaiah son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

1Chr 5:5

5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

Ezra 2:47

47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

Neh 7:50

50of Reaiah, of Rezin, of Nekoda,

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