rem-a-li'-a (remalyahu, "whom Yahweh has adorned"): The father of Pekah (2Ki 15:25 ff;Isa 7:4 ff;8:6). The contemptuous allusion to Pekah as "the son of Remaliah" inIsa 7:4(similarly "the son of Kish,"1Sa 10:11) may be a slur on Remaliah's humble origin.
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.