Bible Person

Seraiah

Meaning: prince of the Lord · Male · 5 cross references

This Seraiah entry refers to the high priestly figure remembered in genealogies, in the fall of Jerusalem, and in the ancestry of later priestly leaders such as Josedech and Ezra. He should be distinguished from other men named Seraiah in Kings and Jeremiah. First appears in 2 Kgs 25:18.1

AI summary: This Seraiah matters because the cross references place him at a crucial junction between the end of Jerusalem's temple order and its later remembered restoration. He stands in the priestly line, suffers the catastrophe of Babylon's conquest, and remains important through the genealogy of later priests and scribes. That combination gives his name historical and theological weight. Taken together, the material presents this Seraiah as a high-priestly figure whose line spans judgment, exile, and remembered continuity.1

Central Figure

Seraiah

Meaning: prince of the Lord

A ruler of the temple (Neh.