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Pelaiah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(distinguished by Jehovah). 1. A son of Elioenai, of the royal line of Judah. 1Ch 3:24 (B.C. after 400.) 2. One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in expounding the law, Ne 8:7 He afterward sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. Ne 10:10 (B.C.445.)...

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Pelatiah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

deliverance of the Lord. (1.) A son of Hananiah and grandson of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:21). (2.) A captain of "the sons of Simeon" (4:42). (3.) Neh. 10:22. (4.) One of the twenty-five princes of the people against whom Ezekiel prophesied on account of their wicked counsel (Ezek. 11:1-13)....

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Pekahiah in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Menahem -King of Israel 2Ki 15:22-26 -Plotted against and killed by Pekah 2Ki 15:25...

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Pelaiah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

distinguished of the Lord. (1.) One of David's posterity (1 Chr. 3:24). (2.) A Levite who expounded the law (Neh. 8:7)....

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Pelatiah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. 1 Chronicles 3:21. 2. 1 Chronicles 4:42. 3. Nehemiah 10:22. 4. One of the 25 princes; ringleader of the scorners "devising mischief." Like Ananias (Acts 5:5) stricken dead; an earnest of the destruction of the rest, as Ezekiel foretold (Ezekiel 11:1-13). The prophet fell on his face thereupon saying, "Ah! Lord God! wilt Thou make a ful...

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Pekahiah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(whose eyes Jehovah opened), son and successor of Menahem was the 17th king of the separate kingdom of Israel, B.C. 759-757. After a brief reign of scarcely two years a conspiracy was organized against him by Pekah, who murdered him and seized the throne....

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Pelaiah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Pelaiah - (1 Chronicles 8:25). One of the sons of Azel, of the tribe of Benjamin....

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Pelatiah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

let the Lord deliver; deliverance of the Lord...

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Paul in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

LITERATURE I. Sources. 1. The Acts: For discussion of the historical value of the Acts of the Apostles see the article on that subject. It is only necessary to say here that the view of Sir W.M. Ramsay in general is accepted as to the trustworthiness of Luke, whose authorship of the Acts is accepted and proved by Harnack (Die Apostelgeschichte...

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Pedahel in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(whom God redeems), the son of Ammihud, and prince of the tribe of Naphtali. Nu 34:28...

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