Bible Person

Jozabad

Meaning: same as Josabad · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jozabad entry refers to the Levite entrusted with temple offerings in Ezra 8:33, not to the warriors, the Nehemiah official, or the reform-era figures of the same name. He belongs to the careful priestly stewardship of sacred offerings after the return. First appears in Ezra 8:33.1

AI summary: This Jozabad matters because his single cross reference places him among those entrusted with receiving valuable temple offerings in Jerusalem. The entry shows that the restored community treated sacred resources with named accountability and Levitical care. Taken together, the material presents this Jozabad as a Levite steward in the post-exilic temple system.1

Central Figure

Jozabad

Meaning: same as Josabad