Bible Dictionary
ESEREBIAS
One of the chief priests mentioned among those involved in the return and temple service after the exile.
Definition
Eserebias was one of the chief priests mentioned in the postexilic material.
Biblical Usage
He appears in 1 Esdras 8:54 among the leading priests associated with the return and temple service.
Historical Background
The name is preserved in the Apocryphal account of the restoration period.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>es-er-e-bi'-as (Eserebias):</p><p>One of the chiefs of the priests ( /APC 1Esdras 8:54).</p>