Bible Person

Jehiel

Male · 1 cross reference

This Jehiel entry refers to the father of Obadiah in Ezra 8, not to the Levites and court figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the family background of the return-from-exile community. First appears in Ezra 8:9.1

AI summary: This Jehiel matters because his single cross reference preserves the household identity behind one of the groups traveling with Ezra. Even a brief paternal note helps keep the restoration story rooted in named families rather than anonymous totals. Taken together, the material presents this Jehiel as a familial source in the return-from-exile community.1

Central Figure

Jehiel

The father of Obadiah (Ezra 8:9).