Who was Jedaiah in the Bible?
Levite, during the exile and the return
Jedaiah is mentioned in 1Ch.9.10, Neh.11.10, and Neh.12.6,19 as a priest who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Jedaiah appears in 4 verses across 2 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Jedaiah?
Jedaiah is mentioned in 1Ch.9.10, Neh.11.10, and Neh.12.6,19 as a priest who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. In 1Chronicles 9 and Nehemiah 11, he is listed among the priests who settled in Jerusalem, indicating his role in reestablishing the temple worship and the spiritual life of the community. Neh.12.6 identifies him as one of the priests who returned with Zerubbabel, the first group of exiles to return to Jerusalem. In Neh.12.19, Jedaiah is mentioned as the head of a priestly family during the time of Joiakim, the high priest. These references suggest that Jedaiah and his descendants played a significant role in the priestly duties and the restoration of temple worship in the post-exilic period.
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Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Jedaiah appear in the Bible?
Jedaiah is referenced in 4 verses across 2 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Chronicles 9:10
- Nehemiah 11:10
- Nehemiah 12:6
- Nehemiah 12:19
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Jedaiah.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Jedaiah?
Jedaiah appears in 4 verses across 2 books, most often in Nehemiah, which accounts for 3 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Jedaiah?
Nehemiah, 1 Chronicles.
Where can I read every verse about Jedaiah?
This page lists 4 of them. Protos carries all 4, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
