Bible Person

Zebadiah

Meaning: portion of the Lord; the Lord is my portion · Male · 1 cross reference

This Zebadiah entry refers to the Levite teacher in 2 Chronicles 17:8, not to the ruler in 2 Chronicles 19 or the porters and warriors of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to Judah's effort to spread covenant instruction through the kingdom. First appears in 2 Chr 17:8.1

AI summary: This Zebadiah matters because his single cross reference places him within Jehoshaphat's remarkable initiative to teach the law throughout Judah. The entry helps show that reform could involve organized instruction and not only temple-centered action. Taken together, the material presents this Zebadiah as a teaching Levite in Jehoshaphat's reign.1

Central Figure

Zebadiah

Meaning: portion of the Lord; the Lord is my portion

A Levite who took part as one of the teachers in the system of national education instituted by Jehoshaphat (2 Chr.