One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Neariah. Every Neariah in the Bible
- verses
- 2
- first named
- 1 Chronicles 3:22
- last named
- 1 Chronicles 3:23
- period
- Divided Monarchy
- tribe
- Judah
Description
Who was Neariah?
Neariah is mentioned in 1Ch.3.22-23 as a descendant of King David through the line of Solomon. He was the son of Shemaiah and is listed among the descendants of Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin), the king of Judah who was exiled to Babylon.
The genealogical record in 1Chronicles 3 traces the royal line of David, demonstrating the continuity of the Davidic dynasty even after the Babylonian exile. Neariah's mention in this genealogy serves to establish his place within the lineage of David and to highlight the preservation of David's descendants.
According to the text, Neariah had three sons: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam. Beyond this information, no further details are provided about Neariah's life, his role within the family, or the historical context in which he lived.
The inclusion of Neariah and his sons in the genealogy may indicate that they held some importance or influence within the post-exilic Jewish community. The chronicler's decision to record their names suggests that they were recognized as part of the royal lineage and that their descendants may have played a role in the restoration of Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the temple.
However, given the limited information available, it is difficult to draw firm conclusions about Neariah's specific contributions or the significance of his family in the broader historical context. His presence in the genealogy primarily serves to demonstrate the enduring legacy of David's dynasty and the fulfillment of God's promise to maintain David's throne.
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
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A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.
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