International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ramiah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ramiah


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ra-mı̄´a (רמיה, ramyāh, “Yah has loosened” or “Yah is high”): One of the Israelites, of the sons of Parosh, mentioned in the register of those who had offended in the matter of foreign marriages (). The form of the name in 1 Esdras (9:26), “Hiermas,” presupposes a Hebrew form yeremyāh or possibly yirmeyāh = “Jeremiah.”