Bible Strands
Jedaiah
the name means Jah has known Strong's Lexicon
Jedaiah was a priest who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile and served in the temple.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) Invoker of Jehovah. The son of Shimri, a chief Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Joiarib
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 9:10.
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Verses that name Jedaiah
- 1 Chronicles 9:10 From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;
- Nehemiah 11:10 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;
- Nehemiah 12:6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
- Nehemiah 12:19 of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;