Bible Person

Seraiah

Meaning: prince of the Lord · Male · 4 cross references

This Seraiah entry refers to the priestly or signatory figure in Ezra-Nehemiah, not the high-priestly Seraiah already separately overridden. He belongs to the restoration-era ordering of worship and covenant life. First appears in Ezra 2:2.1

AI summary: This Seraiah matters because the cross references place the name among returnees, covenant signers, and priestly continuity in the restored community. He is not a dramatic figure, but the repetition of his name across communal lists shows how restoration depended on known leaders and houses. Taken together, the material presents this Seraiah as a restoration-era priestly figure within the renewed life of Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Seraiah

Meaning: prince of the Lord

A priest of the days of Jehoiakim (Neh.