Pelaiah

PELAIAH pe-la'-ya, pe-li'-a (pela'yah):

(1) A son of Elioenai, of the royal house of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:24).

(2) A Levite who assisted Ezra by expounding the Law (Nehemiah 8:7), and was one of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (10:10). He is called "Phalias" in 1 Esdras 9:48 (Revised Version).

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