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Jedaiah in Wikipedia

was a priest of ancient Israel after the order of Aaron, during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE. Jedaiah lead the second of the 24 priestly divisions. The biblical passage of 1 Chronicles 24 documents the division of the priests during the reign of King David. These priests were all descendants of Aaron, who had four sons: Nada...

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Jedaiah Scripture - Nehemiah 3:10

And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah....

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Jedaiah Scripture - Nehemiah 12:7

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These [were] the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua....

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Jedaiah Scripture - Zechariah 6:10

Take of [them of] the captivity, [even] of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;...

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Jedaiah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord...

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Jedaiah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

je-da'-ya, je-di'-a: (1) (yedha`yah, "Yah knows"): (a) A priest in Jerusalem (1 Ch 9:10; 24:7). (b) Ezr 2:36 = Neh 7:39, where "children of Jedaiah" are mentioned = "Jeddu" in 1 Esdras 5:24. (c) Jedaiah is among "the priests and the Levites" that returned with Zerubbabel (Neh 11:10; 12:6,19). (d) Another priest of the same name (Neh 12:7,21). (e)...

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Jedaiah in Naves Topical Bible

-1. Descendant of Simeon 1Ch 4:37 -2. A returned exile Ne 3:10 -3. A priest of the captivity 1Ch 9:10; 24:7; Ezr 2:36; Ne 7:39 -4. A priest who lived in Jerusalem after the return of the captivity Ne 11:10; 12:6,19; Zec 6:10,14 -5. Another priest, who returned from Babylon with Nehemiah Ne 12:7,21...

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Jedaiah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(praise Jehovah). 1. Head of the second course of priests, as they were divided in the time of David. 1Ch 24:7 (B.C. 1014.) some of them survived to return to Jerusalem after the Babylonish captivity, as appears from Ezr 2:36; Ne 7:39 2. A priest in the time of Jeshua the high priest. Zec 6:10,14 (B.C. 536.)...

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Jedaiah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) Invoker of Jehovah. The son of Shimri, a chief Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (2.) One of those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem after the return from Babylon (Neh. 3:10). (3.) Knowing Jehovah. The chief of one of the courses of the priests (1 Chr. 24:7). (4.) A priest in Jerusalem after the Exile (1 Chr. 9:10)....

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