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Jedaiah

Jedaiah was a priest who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile and served in the temple.

The name Jedaiah means “the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books5 verses

Summary

A priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 9:10; only referred to as Jedaiah (יְדַעְיָה); a son of Joiarib.

Glossary entries

Jedaiah

Family members

Father

Joiarib

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Jedaiah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:10
    From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;
  2. Nehemiah 11:10
    From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;
  3. Nehemiah 11:12Referred to, not named
    …and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;
  4. Nehemiah 12:6
    Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
  5. Nehemiah 12:19
    …of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;