Seraiah
Seraiah or Sraya (שְׂרָיָה "Soldier/Prince/Princess of/is
Biblical characters
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One of David's scribes or secretaries
High Priest
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)Patrilineal Ancestry As per 1 Chronicles chapter 5
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Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth
(Jeremiah 40:8), one of the officials who survived the defeat and exile of Judea, a Netophathite (2 Kings 25:23).
The father of Joab
Also son of Kenaz (1 Chronicles 4:13, 14). It is unlikely that this Joab is the son of Tsruiah, King David's sister, because the Seraiah mentioned in the Book of Chronicles was the brother of Othniel, the nephew of Caleb, who lived centuries earlier. 1 Chronicles 4:13, Joshua 15:17.
The grandfather of Jehu
Also father of Joshibiah and son of Asiel (1 Chronicles 4:35).
One of those who returned from exile
Seraiah is listed among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel in Ezra 2:2 and Nehemiah 12:1. Nehemiah 12:12 names him as the head of a priestly family.
Father or ancestor of Ezra the scribe
Seraiah is named as the father of Ezra in Ezra's genealogy (Ezra 7:1). Charles Souvay, in the Catholic Encyclopedia, notes that he is often understood "in a broad sense", meaning that Seraiah, the chief priest, spoken of in 2 Kings 25:18–21 (at the time of the fall of Judah and the deportation to Babylon), was one of Ezra's ancestors.[1] The son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah and brother of Jeremiah.
A ruler of the temple
An officer of King Jehoiakim
Son of Azriel (
Seraiah ben Neriah
The son of Neriah. When Zedekiah made a journey to Babylon to do homage to Nebuchadnezzar, Seraiah had charge of the royal gifts to be presented on that occasion.
Others
- Zrahia, a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. Named after Seraiah, the father of Ezra and one of the Jews who came to the Land of Israel after their Babylonian captivity
Contemporary
- Serayah McNeill, American actress, singer
References
- ^ Souvay, Charles, Esdras (Or Ezra) in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909, accessed 25 June 2020
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Seraiah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. Christian Classics Ethereal Library