Bible Person

Iddo

Meaning: his band; power; praise · Male · 2 cross references

This Iddo entry refers to the priestly house-name in Nehemiah's lists, not to the prophet and historian already separately overridden. He belongs to the ordered priestly structure of restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 12:4.1

AI summary: This Iddo matters because the cross references place the name among the ranked priestly houses of the post-exilic community. Even without a separate story, the entry reflects the institutional continuity through which worship is re-established after exile. Taken together, the material presents this Iddo as a priestly house-name contributing to the structured religious life of restored Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Iddo

Meaning: his band; power; praise