Gedaliah
Gedaliah, a priest, was among those who had married foreign women during the Babylonian exile and pledged to put them away.
The name Gedaliah means “God is my greatness”
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Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezra 10:18; only referred to as Gedaliah (גְּדַלְיָה).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- גְּדַלְיָהGedaliah
Mentions
- Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.