One of the six sons of Shemaiah in the line of the royal family of Judah after the captivity. ( 1 Chronicles 3:221 Chronicles 3:23 ) (B.C. about 350.)
A son of Ishi, and one of the captains of the 500 Simeonites who in the days of Hezekiah, drove out the Amalekites from Mount Seir. ( 1 Chronicles 4:42 ) (B.C. 715.)
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible [H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Neariah'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.