Delaiah

Delaiah [N] [H] [S]

freed by Jehovah.

  • The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order ( 1 Chronicles 24:18 ).

  • A son of Shemaiah, and one of the courtiers to whom Jeremiah's first roll of prophecy was read ( Jeremiah 36:12 ).

  • The head of one of the bands of exiles that returned under Zerubbabel to Jerusalem ( Ezra 2:60 ; Nehemiah 7:62 ).

    These dictionary topics are from
    M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
    published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

    [N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
    [H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
    [S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary

    Bibliography Information

    Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Delaiah". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .