Bible Person

Jehoiada

Meaning: knowledge of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jehoiada entry refers to the figure associated with the old gate repairs in Nehemiah 3, not to the priest named in Jeremiah 29 or the court advisor in David's reign. He belongs to the practical labor and leadership of restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 3:6.1

AI summary: This Jehoiada matters because his single cross reference places him within the organized rebuilding of the city after exile. The entry helps ground the restoration narrative in named individuals connected to specific sections of work. Taken together, the material presents this Jehoiada as a participant in the rebuilding of Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Jehoiada

Meaning: knowledge of the Lord