Person Old Testament
Seraiah
Seraiah served as the high priest during the reign of King Zedekiah and was executed by the Babylonians after the fall of Jerusalem. Mentioned in 5 verses across 5 books, first at 2 Kings 25:18.
Why it matters. High priest during the reign of Zedekiah
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Seraiah
Seraiah, mentioned in 2Ki.25.18, 1 Chronicles 2Ki.6.14, Ezr.7.1, Neh.11.11, and Jer.52.24, was the high priest during the reign of King Zedekiah, the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile. As the high priest, Seraiah held the highest religious authority in the land and was responsible for overseeing the temple services and religious practices. He was also a descendant of Aaron, as evident from the genealogical records in 1 Chronicles and Ezra. Tragically, after the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, Seraiah was captured and executed by Nebuzaradan, the captain of the Babylonian guard, at Riblah. His death marked the end of the line of high priests serving in the first temple.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 5 verses across 5 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.