Pedaiah
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Pedaiah, a Levite who stood with Ezra when he read the Law to the people.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Redemption of the Lord. (1.) The father of Zebudah, who was the wife of Josiah and mother of king Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at Nehemiah 8:4.
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Verses that name Pedaiah
- Nehemiah 8:4 Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.