Bible Person

Hodaviah

Meaning: Hodiah · Male · 1 cross reference

This Hodaviah entry refers to one of the heads of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, not to the Benjaminite ancestor of the same name. He belongs to the remembered leadership of the eastern tribes. First appears in 1 Chr 5:24.1

AI summary: This Hodaviah matters because his single cross reference places him among the heads of households through whom eastern Manasseh's identity is preserved. The entry helps show that tribal memory east of the Jordan was carried by named leaders with regional importance. Taken together, the material presents this Hodaviah as a chief within eastern Manasseh's preserved structure.1

Central Figure

Hodaviah

Meaning: Hodiah