Resaias
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Resaias is a leader associated with Zerubbabel in the return from exile, recorded in 1 Esdras 5:8 and corresponding to Reelaiah in Ezra 2:2 and Raamiah in Nehemiah 7:7.
What is the meaning of Resaias in the Bible?
Resaias is a leader associated with Zerubbabel in the return from exile, recorded in 1 Esdras 5:8 and corresponding to Reelaiah in Ezra 2:2 and Raamiah in Nehemiah 7:7.
SIGNIFICANCE
Recognizing Resaias alongside his variant names in other biblical books clarifies textual transmission differences and helps readers trace individual identities across the canonical lists of returnees.
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