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Jedaiah
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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(1) ( ידעיה ,
( a ) A priest in Jerusalem ( 1 Chronicles 9:10; 1 Chronicles 24:7 ).
( b ) Ezra 2:36 = Nehemiah 7:39 , where "children of Jedaiah" are mentioned = "Jeddu" in 1 Esdras 5:24.
( 100 ) Jedaiah is among "the priests and the Levites" that returned with Zerubbabel ( Nehemiah 11:10; Nehemiah 12:6 , Nehemiah 12:19 ).
( d ) Another priest of the same name ( Nehemiah 12:7 , Nehemiah 12:21 ).
( 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 ( Zechariah 6:10 , Zechariah 6:14 )
(2) ( ידיה ,
( a ) Father of a Simeonite prince ( 1 Chronicles 4:37 ).
( b ) One of the repairers of the wall of Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 3:10 ).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Jedaiah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/j/jedaiah.html. 1915.
