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re-sa'-yas, re-si'-as (Rhesaias; the King James Version Reesaias): One of the "leaders" with Zerubbabel in the return (1 Esdras 5:8) = "Reelaiah" in Ezr 2:2, "Raamiah" in Ne 7:7. The name is apparently duplicated in 1 Esdras 5:8 in the form "Reelias."