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Zaraias (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain
  1. (A ZapUi, A V Zacharias) 1 Es,'-)» = Seraiah, Ezr2«; Azariah, Neh "'. 2. 1 Es 8' (B om.), one of the ancestors of Ezra, called Zerahiah, Ezr 7', and Arna. 2 Es V. 3. 1 Es 8" = Zerahiah, the father of Eliehoenai, Ezr 8*. 4. 1 Es 8" = Zebadiah, son of Michael, Ezr 8'. ZARAKES (B Zdp(os, A Zapi^i)!, AV Zaraces), 1 Es 1=» (LXX ^). He is there called brother of JoaVim or JehoiaVim, king of Judah, and is said to have been brought up out of Egypt by him. — The name apparently is a corruption, through confusion of T and 1, of Zedel^iah, who was a brother of JehoiaVini, 2 K 24". The verse of 1 Es. is entirely ditlereut from the corresponding passage in 2 Ch 36^^ ZARDEUS (B ZfpaMas, AZapSatas, AV Sardeus), 1 Es 9-'' = Aziza, Ezr lO'-".
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Zaraias

Zaraias za-ra'-yas, za-ri'-as (Zaraias): ⇒See a list of verses on ZARA in the Bible. (1) One of the leaders in the Return along with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:8) = "Seraiah" of Ezr 2:2 and "Azariah" of Ne 7:7 = the King James Version ZACHARIAS (which see). (2) An ancestor of Ezra in 1 Esdras 8:2 (omitted in Codex Vaticanus and Swete) = "Zerahiah" of Ezr 7:4 and apparently= "Arna" of 2 Esdras 1:2. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia. (3) The father of Eliaonias, the leader of the sons of Phaath Moab under Ezra (1 Esdras 8:31)= "Zerahiah" of Ezr 8:4. (4) One of "the sons of Saphatias" who went up with Ezra (1 Esdras 8:34) = "Zebadiah" of Ezr 8:8.

References

  1. Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
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  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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