Raamiah
רַעַמְיָה/ray-ah-MY-ah/
“Thunder of Jehovah”
Summary
Raamiah was one of the chief Israelites who returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel, also called Reelaiah in the parallel passage.
☩Return from Exile
Raamiah was one of the leading men who returned with Zerubbabel from the Babylonian captivity. His name appears in the list of Nehemiah 7:7. In the parallel list in Ezra 2:2, where the same group is named, he is called Reelaiah, which is likely a textual variation of the same name. Both forms share the same root meaning, with Raamiah meaning 'thunder of Jehovah.'
Key verses:Nehemiah 7:7Ezra 2:2
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Raamiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Raamiah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Raamiah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Raamiah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).