King James Bible Dictionary

Jah has prevailed; {Serajah} the name of nine Israelites

Seraiah = "Jehovah is ruler" n pr m

1. the scribe or secretary of David

2. son of Azariah, father of Jehozadak, and the chief priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah and at the time of the capture of Jerusalem

3. son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and one of the men who went to Gedaliah, the governor over Judah appointed by Nebuchadnezzar, and gave their oath to serve the king of Babylon

4. a Judaite, son of Kenaz, brother of Othniel, and father of Joab

5. a Simeonite, father of Josibiah and grandfather of Jehu

6. a people of the province who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

a. maybe the same as 10

7. son of Azariah and father of Ezra the priest and scribe

8. a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

9. a priest, son of Hilkiah in the time of Nehemiah

10. a priest or Levite who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

a. probably a priest and the head of a family of priests after the exile. Maybe same as 6

11. son of Meraiah and messenger sent by the prophet Jeremiah to Babylon with a book of his writings

12. son of Azriel and one of the 3 men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize Jeremiah and Baruch