Bible Characters & Character Studies
Delaiah
First appears at 1 Chronicles 24:18
First named in Scripture at 1 Chronicles 24:18 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
freed by Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order (1 Chronicles 24:18). (2.) A son of Shemaiah, and one of the courtiers to whom Jeremiah’s first roll of prophecy was read (Jeremiah 36: 12). (3.) The head of one of the bands of exiles that returned under Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:60; Nehemiah 7:62).
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
