Bible Person

Pedaiah

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

This Pedaiah entry refers to the father of Zebudah in 2 Kings 23:36, not to the Nehemiah officials or the father of Joel. He belongs to the family background of Judah's final royal generation before exile. First appears in 2 Kgs 23:36.1

AI summary: This Pedaiah matters because his single cross reference supports the identity of Jehoiakim's mother. Even a brief paternal notice adds family texture to the dynastic setting of Judah's collapse. Taken together, the material presents this Pedaiah as a familial source in the last years of Judah's monarchy.1

Central Figure

Pedaiah

Meaning: redemption of the Lord

The father of Zebudah, who was the wife of Josiah and mother of king Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36).