PASEAH

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1. Also called PHASEAH
A son of Eshton
And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah. (1 Chronicles 4:1212And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah. (1 Chronicles 4:12))
2. Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon
The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, (Ezra 2:4949The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, (Ezra 2:49))
The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah, (Nehemiah 7:5151The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah, (Nehemiah 7:51))
3. Father of Jehoiada, probably identical with number two
Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. (Nehemiah 3:66Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. (Nehemiah 3:6))