People of the Bible · Tribe of Levi

Seraiah, son of Azariah

The name Seraiah means “prince of the Lord.” Seraiah is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Kings 25:18.

Family of Seraiah

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Who was Seraiah?

A ruler of the temple (Neh. 11:11).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Seraiah

  • 2 Kings 25:18

    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

  • 1 Chronicles 6:14

    And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

  • Ezra 7:1

    Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

  • Nehemiah 11:11

    Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.

  • Jeremiah 52:24

    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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