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Pedaiah

Holman Bible Dictionary

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(pih di' uh) Personal name meaning, “Yah redeems.” 1. Maternal grandfather of King Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36 ). 2 . Father (so 1 Chronicles 3:18-19 ) or uncle (so Ezra 3:2 ,Ezra 3:2,3:8; Ezra 5:2; Nehemiah 12:1; Haggai 1:1 ,Haggai 1:1,1:12 ,Haggai 1:12,1:14; Haggai 2:2 ,Haggai 2:2,2:23 ) of Zerubbabel. First Chronicles presents Pedaiah and Shealtiel as brothers. 3. Manassite father of Joel (1 Chronicles 27:20 ). 4 . Son of Parosh assisting in Nehemiah's repair of the wall (Nehemiah 3:25 ). 5 . Witness to Ezra's renewal of the covenant (Nehemiah 8:4 ), perhaps identical with 4. 6. Benjaminite father of Joed (Nehemiah 11:7 ). 7 . Levite whom Nehemiah appointed a Temple treasurer (Nehemiah 13:13 ).

Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Pedaiah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​p/pedaiah.html. 1991.
 
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