Bible Person

Meraiah

Male · 1 cross reference

Meraiah is a chief priest in Nehemiah 12:12. He belongs to the post-exilic priestly structure associated with restored worship. First appears in Neh 12:12.1

AI summary: Meraiah matters because his single cross reference places him within the ordered succession of priestly houses after the exile. The entry helps show that restored worship depended on continuity, memory, and recognized lines of service. Taken together, the material presents Meraiah as a priestly leader in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Meraiah

Resistance, a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Neh.