Kolaiah
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Kolaiah, a false prophet among the exiles in Babylon.
Kolaiah was the father of Ahab, one of the false prophets among the Judahite exiles in Babylon whom Jeremiah condemned in a letter to the community (Jeremiah 29:21). Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah are accused of prophesying lies in the LORD's name, of committing adultery, and of acting outrageously among the exiles; Jeremiah declared that Nebuchadnezzar would roast them in fire. Kolaiah is known only through this single reference to his son's false prophecy.