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Person Old Testament

Kolaiah

Kolaiah, a Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:7.

Why it matters. Benjamite of Jerusalem

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Kolaiah

Kolaiah was a Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He was the son of Maaseiah (Neh.11.7).

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Family

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Parents
Maaseiah
Children
Pedaiah

Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

  • Nehemiah (1 verse)

    11:7

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