Arah
The name Arah means “the way; a traveler”.
Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863
(wayfaring).
- An Asherite, of the sons of Ulla. (1 Chronicles 7:39)
- The sons of Arah returned with Zerubbabel in number 775 according to (Ezra 2:5) but 652 according to (Nehemiah 7:10) (B.C. 536.) One of his descendants, Shechaniah, was the father-in-law of Tobiah the Ammonite. (Nehemiah 6:18)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915
a'-ra ('arach, "traveler"?):
(1) The son of Ulla, an Asherite (1Ch 7:39).
(2) The head of a family that returned from the exile with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:5; Ne 7:10). He is sometimes identified with Arah of Ne 6:18 whose grand-daughter became the wife of Tobiah, the Ammonite who tried to thwart Nehemiah in rebuilding Jerusalem.