Bible Person

Rephaiah

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

This Rephaiah entry refers to the district ruler in Nehemiah 3:9, not to the Issacharite, Simeonite, or Davidic figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the civic leadership involved in rebuilding Jerusalem's wall. First appears in Neh 3:9.1

AI summary: This Rephaiah matters because his single cross reference places him in direct responsibility for repairing a section of Jerusalem's defenses. The entry helps show that restoration after exile depended on named local leaders taking practical ownership of the work. Taken together, the material presents this Rephaiah as a district ruler engaged in rebuilding Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Rephaiah

Meaning: medicine or refreshment of the Lord