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Pelaiah

Pelaiah, a descendant of King David, mentioned in the genealogy of 1Chronicles 3. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 3:24.

Why it matters. Descendant of King David

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

About Pelaiah

Pelaiah is mentioned in the genealogy of King David's descendants in 1Ch.3.24. He is listed as one of the six sons of Elioenai, who was a descendant of David through the line of Solomon and Jehoiachin. This genealogy traces David's lineage after the Babylonian exile, suggesting that Pelaiah lived in the post-exilic period. However, no other details are provided about Pelaiah's life or role. His inclusion in the genealogy may serve to demonstrate the continuation of David's line even after the exile.

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

Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.

Parents
Elioenai

Appears in Scripture

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

  • 1 Chronicles (1 verse)

    3:24

Record type: Person. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.