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Michaiah

Michaiah (mīkā'yu, mī"kāī'yu) [key], in the Bible. 1. Father of Abdon 2. It also appears as Micah. 2. Same as Maachah 3. 3. Prince sent by Jehoshaphat to teach in Judah. 4. Son of Gemariah who read Jeremiah's prophecies to the princes.

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