McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Kolaiah

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Kolaiah


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(Heb. Kolayah', ÷ֹìָéָä , voice of Jehovah), the name of two men.

1. (Sept. ÊùëÝáò v. r. Êùëßáò or Êùëéᾶò ; Vulg. Colias.) The father of Ahab, which latter was one of the false and immoral prophets severely denounced by Jeremiah (Jer_29:21). B.C. ante 594.

2. (Sept. êùëåú v á ,Vulg. Colaja.) Son of Maaseiah and father of Pedaiah, a Benjamite, and ancestor of Sallu, which last led back a party from Babylon (Neh_11:7). B.C. much ante 536.