Pedaiah

Pedaiah, father of a man who made repairs to the wall of Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time.

The name Pedaiah means “redemption of the Lord”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 3:25; only referred to as Pedaiah (פְּדָיָהוּ); a son of Parosh.

Glossary entries

Pedaiah

Family members

Father

Parosh

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. …and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh