Pedaiah
1. Maternal grandfather of Judah’s King Jehoiakim. Pedaiah was from Rumah (2 Kgs 23:36).
2. Jeconiah’s third son (1 Chr 3:18–19).
3. Joel’s father from the half-tribe of Manasseh (1 Chr 27:20).
4. Parosh’s son, who worked with the temple servants in repairing the Jerusalem wall opposite the Water Gate (Neh 3:25).
5. One who stood beside Ezra during the public reading of the Law (Neh 8:4).
6. Kolaiah’s son and Joed’s father (Neh 11:7). He was a member of Benjamin’s tribe and lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile.
7. Levite appointed by Nehemiah as treasurer of the storehouse to distribute grain, wine, and oil to the priests who served in the temple (Neh 13:13).
People and places
Pedaiah: Descendant of King Jehoiachin of Judah Pedaiah: Father of Zebidah, mother of King Jehoiakim Pedaiah: Officer over the half-tribe of Manasseh Pedaiah: Levite appointed as a treasurer by Nehemiah Pedaiah: Father of a man who repaired Jerusalem's wall Pedaiah: Levite who assisted Ezra in reading the Law Pedaiah: Benjamite who settled in Jerusalem after the exile