Bible Person

Jedaiah

Meaning: the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord · Male · 4 cross references

This Jedaiah entry refers to the priestly name or house visible in post-exilic Jerusalem and later priestly lists, not other individual Jedaiahs elsewhere in Chronicles. It belongs to the structured restoration of temple service. First appears in 1 Chr 9:10.1

AI summary: This Jedaiah matters because the cross references place the name within the restored priesthood of Jerusalem after exile. It appears in residence lists and priestly succession records, showing how worship leadership was rebuilt through remembered houses and ordered service. The name therefore belongs to the infrastructure of restoration. Taken together, the material presents this Jedaiah as a priestly house within the restored worshiping community.1

Central Figure

Jedaiah

Meaning: the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord

A priest in Jerusalem after the Exile (1 Chr.