The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Zerahiah

zer-a-hi'-a (zerachyah, "Yahweh hath risen" or "come forth"; the Septuagint has Zaraia, with variants):

(1) A priest of the line of Eleazar (1Ch 6:6,51; Ezr 7:4).

(2) A head of a family, who returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezr 8:4).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.