(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.