Bible Person

Rephaiah

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

This Rephaiah entry refers to a Simeonite descendant in 1 Chronicles 4:42, not to the Issacharite, Davidic, or Nehemiah-era figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the tribal memory preserved for Simeon. First appears in 1 Chr 4:42.1

AI summary: This Rephaiah matters because his single cross reference contributes one more name to Simeon's genealogical record. Even without a narrative role, the entry helps sustain the continuity and detail of the tribe's preserved memory. Taken together, the material presents this Rephaiah as a family figure within Simeon's lineage.1