International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Neriah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Neriah


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nḗ-rı̄´a (נריּה, nērı̄yāh, “whose lamp is Yah”): The father of Seraiah and of Baruch, Jeremiah's friend and secretary (, ; , , ; ). In Baruch 1:1 the Greek form of the name, Νηρ(ε)ίας, Nēr(e)ı́as, is given, and this shortened, Neri, occurs in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.