Bible Person

Arah

Meaning: the way; a traveler · Male · 1 cross reference

This Arah entry refers to an Asherite family figure and sibling in the line of Ulla, not to the returnee family associated with Ezra and Nehemiah. He belongs to the internal tribal structure of Asher. First appears in 1 Chr 7:39.1

AI summary: This Arah matters because his single cross reference places him within a compact family sequence that helps carry Asher's memory across generations. The distinction from the better-known returnee family of the same name keeps the genealogical record clear. Taken together, the material presents this Arah as an Asherite family figure in the preserved line of his house.1