Remaliah

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REMALIAH

rem-a-li'-a (remalyahu, "whom Yahweh has adorned"):

The father of Pekah (2 Kings 15:25; Isaiah 7:4; 8:6). The contemptuous allusion to Pekah as "the son of Remaliah" in Isaiah 7:4 (similarly "the son of Kish," 1 Samuel 10:11) may be a slur on Remaliah's humble origin.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'REMALIAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.  

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