Rezia is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text.
Who This Was
Rezia was a man of the tribe of Benjamin, listed in the genealogies recorded in 1 Chronicles as a descendant of Saul. He appears at the end of a long line of Benjamite families, in a passage that traces the sons and clans of that tribe. His father was Ulla, and his brothers were Arah and Haniel. Beyond this single verse, Scripture tells us nothing else about him.
The setting of the passage is the great genealogical record of Israel, compiled so that the returning exiles could trace their ancestry and their place among the tribes. In 1 Chronicles 7, the chronicler works through the sons of Benjamin, noting heads of households and mighty men of valor. Rezia’s family is named among the last branches of that record, closing out the chapter’s account of Benjamin.
What Scripture says of Rezia is almost nothing: he is a name in a list, one of three sons of Ulla. He is not described as a warrior, a leader, or a man of note. He did nothing recorded for us, spoke no words preserved in the text, and left no story behind. Yet he is counted among the people of God, his name inscribed in the sacred record of Israel. That is the whole of what we know: a son of Ulla, of the house of Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin, remembered in the book of the chronicles of his people.
The Name
The Hebrew name Rezia (רֶצְיָא) is not one whose meaning is clearly recoverable. Suggestions have been offered by various scholars, but none is well established enough to state with confidence. What can be said is that the name belongs to the Benjamite onomasticon of the genealogies, and like many names in these lists, its precise sense has been lost to us. It is better to say plainly that the meaning is uncertain than to invent one.
A Closing Thought
Most of us will never be remembered in a chronicle. Our lives will not be summed up in a verse that tells of great deeds or famous words. Rezia’s entire legacy is a single line in a long list—and yet that line is in the Bible, among the people of God. There is a quiet comfort here. God does not measure us by how much of our story is written down, but by the simple fact that we belong to Him. A name in a list, known fully only to God, is enough.
At a Glance
- Gender: Male
- Testament: Old
- Mentions in the KJV: 1
Where It Appears in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 7:39 — And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.