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Jedaiah
the name means Jah has known Strong's Lexicon
Jedaiah was the head of the second priestly division during King David's reign and his descendants returned from the Babylonian exile.
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.
First named at 1 Chronicles 24:7.
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Verses that name Jedaiah
- 1 Chronicles 24:7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
- Ezra 2:36 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
- Nehemiah 7:39 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;