Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. X, 1953 Sacred Scripture

Saraia

SARAIA

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Also known as: Saraiah, Seraiah, Serayah

SARAIA (Heb. Šērājah). - Name of several figures of the Old Testament.

1. Secretary (literally "scribe") at the court of David (2 Sam. 8:17).

2. High priest at the end of the kingdom of Judah, taken prisoner to Babylon (2 Kings 25:18).

3. A prominent figure at the court of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:26).

4. Brother of Baruch, who was sent by Zedekiah on an embassy to Babylon (ibid. 51:59).

5. Chief of military bands, who joined Gedaliah at Mizpah (Jer. 40:8; 2 Kings 25:23).

6. Member of the tribe of Judah of the stock of Kenaz (1 Chron. 4:13, 14).

7. Father of Ezra (cf. Ezra 7:1).

8. Priest who returned from the exile with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:1).

9. Contemporary of Nehemiah, who subscribed the renewal of the covenant with God (Neh. 10:2).

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), coll. 1902–1903.

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Penna, Angelo. “Saraia (Ebr. ŠErĀJĀH).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, coll. 1902–1903. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/saraia-ebr-serajah.

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Penna, Angelo. “Saraia (Ebr. ŠErĀJĀH).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, coll. 1902–1903. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/saraia-ebr-serajah.

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@incollection{ec10_saraia_ebr_serajah,
  author    = {Penna, Angelo},
  title     = {Saraia (Ebr. ŠErĀJĀH)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {X},
  pages     = {1902--1903},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/saraia-ebr-serajah}
}

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