Bible Person
Male · 3 cross references
Hodijah is a Levite involved in Ezra and Nehemiah's public reading, confession, and covenant scenes. He belongs to the active interpretive leadership helping the restored community understand and respond to the law. First appears in Neh 8:7.1
AI summary: Hodijah matters because the cross references present him in the public, explanatory, and devotional work that reshapes the post-exilic community. His presence in law-teaching and praise scenes shows how restoration depended on more than rebuilding walls; it required renewed understanding and worship. Taken together, the material presents Hodijah as a Levitical leader helping guide the people in covenant renewal.1
Central Figure
Hodijah
One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in expounding the law (Neh.
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.