Bible Person

Perida

Meaning: separation; division · Male · 2 cross references

Perida is a servant-house or family name preserved among those returning with Zerubbabel. It belongs to the broader post-exilic community whose remembered participation undergirds the restoration story. First appears in Ezra 2:55.1

AI summary: Perida matters because the cross references place the name in the returnee lists that define who came back to rebuild life in Judah. Even a brief family notice carries weight in a story of restoration built from remembered households and service lines. Taken together, the material presents Perida as one of the named family groups included in the returned community.1

Central Figure

Perida

Meaning: separation; division

One whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:55); called also Perida (Neh.