Reaiah in the Bible

1. A man of Judah, son of Shobal

• 1 Chronicles 4:2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

⇒Bible Encyclopedia for REAIAH.

Apparently called HAROEH

• 1 Chronicles 2:52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.

⇒See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Reaiah.

2. Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon

• Ezra 2:47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
• Nehemiah 7:50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,