Bible Person

Rephaiah

Meaning: medicine or refreshment of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Rephaiah entry refers to a descendant in the line of Issachar in 1 Chronicles 7:2, not to the Simeonite, Davidic, or Nehemiah-era figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the preserved family structure of one of Israel's tribes. First appears in 1 Chr 7:2.1

AI summary: This Rephaiah matters because his single cross reference helps define a sibling group within Issachar's genealogical record. Even without a narrative role, the entry contributes to the order and continuity by which tribal identity is remembered. Taken together, the material presents this Rephaiah as a genealogical figure within Issachar's line.1