Bible Person

Jehozabad

Meaning: the Lord's dowry; having a dowry · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jehozabad entry refers to one of the sons of Obed-edom and a gatekeeper, not to the military figure in Jehoshaphat's reign. He belongs to the household associated with gatekeeping service at the sanctuary. First appears in 1 Chr 26:4.1

AI summary: This Jehozabad matters because his single cross reference places him within a family especially remembered for competence and service in temple duties. The entry helps show that sanctuary care was sustained through named households across generations. Taken together, the material presents this Jehozabad as a family figure in the gatekeeping tradition.1