Rephaiah

Rephaiah (ref"āī'u, rēfā'yu) [key], in the Bible. 1. Descendant of Judah. 2. Chief whose followers defeated the Amalekites. 3. Son of Tola. 4. Repairer of the wall. 5. Descendant of Saul. An alternate form is Rapha.

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