Irijah

IRIJAH i-ri'-ja (yir'iyayh, "Yah sees"):

A captain at the gate of Benjamin in Jerusalem, who arrested Jeremiah the prophet on suspicion of intending to desert to the Chaldeans (Jeremiah 37:13,14).

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