fa-li'-as (Phalias Codex Alexandrinus Phiathas; the King James Version, Biatas, following Aldine Biatas): One of the Levites who read and explained the Law to the multitude (1 Esdras 9:48) = "Pelaiah" of Ne 8:7.Ezra's left hand when he expounded the Law (1 Esdras 9:44) = "Pedaiah" of Ne 8:4.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.