Overview
The name Rephaiah appears multiple times in the Old Testament genealogies and historical accounts. These individuals are identified in the chronicles of Israel and the post-exilic restoration period. They represent faithful members of God's people during significant periods of Israel's history.
Key Scriptures
"The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah; and the sons of Jeshaiah: Rephaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah: Arnan, and the sons of Arnan: Obadiah, and the sons of Obadiah: Shechaniah" (1 Chronicles 3:21, ESV).
"And the sons of Ishi were Zelmunna and Ziza; and Eloenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah" (1 Chronicles 4:42, ESV).
"The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, namely of Tola; they were mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred" (1 Chronicles 7:2, ESV).
Application
Rephaiah's inclusion in biblical genealogies reminds us that God remembers His faithful people and their descendants across generations.