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sher-eÌ„Ì-bı̄´a, sheÌ„Ì-reb´ya (ש×רביה, sheÌ„reÌ„bhyah, “God has sent burning heatâ€(?); the form is doubtful): A post-exilic priest and family. Sherebiah, who joined Ezra at the river Ahava (; the Septuagint omits), and had charge, along with eleven others, of the silver and gold and vessels for the Temple (, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus ΣαÏαιαÌ, SaraiaÌ, Lucian, ΣαÏαβιÌας, SarabıÌas). He aided in the exposition of the Law (), was among those who made public confession () and sealed the covenant ( (13)). His name also appears in , . In every passage listed above except (13), Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus read ΣαÏαβιÌα, SarabıÌa, Lucian, ΣαÏαβιÌας, SarabıÌas. In 1 Esdras 8:47 the name appears as “Asebebia,†the Revised Version (British and American) “Asebebiasâ€; in 1 Esdras 8:54, “Esebrias,†the Revised Version (British and American) “Eserebias,†and 1 Esdras 9:48, “Sarabias.†Many of the companion-names on the lists are plainly ethnic (Cheyne).