Bible Person
Meaning: redemption of the Lord · Male · 2 cross references
Pedaiah is a post-exilic Davidic family figure and the father of Zerubbabel in Chronicles' genealogy. He belongs to the royal line preserved after the monarchy's collapse. First appears in 1 Chr 3:18.1
Name meaning
redemption of the Lord
Identity
male
First appears
1 Chr 3:18
AI summary: Pedaiah matters because his cross references place him in the line that leads to Zerubbabel, one of the central leaders of return and rebuilding. Even though his own role is genealogical, that position makes him significant within the continuity of David's house after exile. Taken together, the material presents Pedaiah as a key link between the fallen monarchy and the restored community's royal memory.1
Central Figure
Pedaiah
Meaning: redemption of the Lord
The father of Zerubbabel (1 Chr.
Siblings
Name meaning
redemption of the Lord
Identity
male
The father of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:17-19). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.