A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.22;
son of: Shemaiah (H8098B);
brother of: Hattush (H2407), Igal (H3008I), Bariah (H1282) and Shaphat (H8202I);
father of: Elioenai (H0454B), Hizkiah (H2396H) and Azrikam (H5840)
§ Neariah = "servant of Jehovah"
1) one of the 6 sons of Shemaiah in the line of the royal family of David of the tribe of Judah in the time after the captivity
2) son of Ishi and one of the captains of the 500 Simeonites who, in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah, drove out the Amalekites from Mount Seir