International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jedaiah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jedaiah


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jē̇-dā´ya, jē̇-dı̄´a:

(1) (ידעיה, yedha‛yāh, “Yah knows”):

(a) A priest in Jerusalem (; ).

(b) = , where “children of Jedaiah” are mentioned = “Jeddu” in 1 Esdras 5:24.

(c) Jedaiah is among “the priests and the Levites” that returned with Zerubbabel (; , ).

(d) Another priest of the same name (, ).

(e) One of the exiles whom Zechariah was commanded to send with silver and gold to Jerusalem. Septuagint does not take the word as a proper name (, )

(2) (ידיה, yedhāyāh, “Yah throws” (?)):

(a) Father of a Simeonite prince ().

(b) One of the repairers of the wall of Jerusalem ().