Jedaiah
[Jēdā’iah] – jehovah is praise or jehovah knoweth.
1. A descendant of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:37).
2. A man of Harumaph who repaired the part of the wall near his own house (Neh. 3:10).
3. A descendant of Aaron whose family came up from Jerusalem (1 Chron. 9:10; 1 Chron. 24:7; Ezra 2:36; Neh. 7:39).
4. A chief of the priests who returned with Zerubbabel (Neh. 11:10; Neh. 12:6-19; Zech. 6:10-14).
5. Another priest with the same history (Neh. 12:7-21).
Today’s reading is from:
All the Men of the Bible
by Herbert Lockyer
A portrait gallery and reference library of over 3,000 named biblical characters. Characters you can learn from and teachings you can apply.
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* All the Women of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer
