Dictionary entry

Resaias

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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" inEzr 2:2, "Raamiah" inNe 7:7. The name is apparently duplicated in 1 Esdras 5:8 in the form "Reelias."