PELAIAH (pē-lā'ya, Heb. pelā’yâh, Jehovah is wonderful)

Elioenai’s son from Judah’s royal house (1Chr.3.24).The Levite who aided Ezra in explaining the law (Neh.8.7) and later sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh.10.10).

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PELAIAH pĭ lā’ yə (פְּלָאיָה). 1. A son of Elioenai, one of the distant descendants of David (1 Chron 3:24).

2. A Levite who was present when Ezra read the law to the people and who helped expound it to the people (Neh 8:7; 10:10; 1 Esd 9:48 [KJV BIATAS, bī’ e tes, ASV PHALIAS, fâl’ ĭ es]).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)

pe-la’-ya, pe-li’-a (pela’yah):

(1) A son of Elioenai, of the royal house of Judah (1Ch 3:24).

(2) A Levite who assisted Ezra by expounding the Law (Ne 8:7), and was one of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (10:10). He is called "Phalias" in 1 Esdras 9:48 (Revised Version).