Bible Person

Kelaiah

Meaning: voice of the Lord; gathering together · Male · 1 cross reference

Kelaiah is one of the Levites named in Ezra 10:23 and is also called Kelita elsewhere. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of covenant correction after exile. First appears in Ezra 10:23.1

AI summary: Kelaiah matters because his single cross reference places him among those publicly identified in Ezra's response to unlawful marriages. The entry shows how specific and personal covenant renewal became even among Levitical personnel. Taken together, the material presents Kelaiah as one of the individuals included in post-exilic reform.1

Central Figure

Kelaiah

Meaning: voice of the Lord; gathering together