Resaias

RESAIAS re-sa'-yas, re-si'-as (Rhesaias; the King James Version Reesaias):

One of the "leaders" with Zerubbabel in the return (1 Esdras 5:8) = "Reelaiah" in Ezra 2:2, "Raamiah" in Nehemiah 7:7. The name is apparently duplicated in 1 Esdras 5:8 in the form "Reelias."

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