Encyclopedia of The Bible – Reeliah
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Reeliah

REELIAH re’ ə lī’ ə (רְֽעֵלָיָ֜ה, re’ēlyāh). A leading Israelite who returned from exile in Babylon with Zerubbabel (1 Esd 5:8 ASV; KJV REELIUS). It corresponds in position to Bigvai in Ezra 2:2 and Nehemiah 7:7. This may be a copyist’s error.