Bible Person

Jehoiada

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

This Jehoiada entry refers to the priest mentioned in Jeremiah 29 who is addressed in the controversy around false prophecy, not to the rebuilder in Nehemiah or David's court figure. He belongs to the priestly and prophetic tensions of Judah's final years. First appears in Jer 29:26.1

AI summary: This Jehoiada matters because his single cross reference places him within the struggle over authority, prophecy, and discipline among the exiles and their leaders. The entry helps show that priestly office stood inside live disputes over how God's word should be received. Taken together, the material presents this Jehoiada as a priestly figure in the contested setting of exile.1

Central Figure

Jehoiada

Meaning: knowledge of the Lord