Neriah
Neri'ah (Heb. Neriyah', נֵרַיָּה , Jehovah is my lamp, or lamp of Jehovah, also [Jer 36:14,32; Jer 43:13 in the prolonged form Neriya'hu, נֵרַיָּהיּ; Sept. Νηρίας [v.r. Νηρί in Jer 43:3]; Vulg: Nerias, but Neri in Jer 22:12), the son of Maaseiah, and father of Seraiah (Jer 51:59) and Baruch (Jer 32:12,16; Jer 36:4,8,14,32; Jer 43:3,6; Jer 45:1). He appears to be the same with NERI SEE NERI (q.v.) in our Lord's maternal ancestry (Lu 3:27-28; see Strong's Harmony and Expos. of the Gospels, page 17). B.C. cir. 620.
