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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

je-ri'-a (yeriyahu, "founded of Yahweh"): In 1Ch 23:19; 24:23 = "Jerijah" (yeriyah), 26:31, head of a Levitical house: called chief of the Hebronites in 24:23 (compare 24:30).