Bible Person

Jozabad

Meaning: same as Josabad · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jozabad entry refers to the Levite in Nehemiah 8:7, not to the warriors, the temple stewards, or the reform-era namesakes of the same name. He belongs to the teaching ministry surrounding the public reading of the law. First appears in Neh 8:7.1

AI summary: This Jozabad matters because his single cross reference places him among the Levites who help the people understand the law when it is read aloud. The entry shows that covenant renewal depended not only on hearing Scripture but on faithful explanation. Taken together, the material presents this Jozabad as a Levite serving in the public teaching of the law.1

Central Figure

Jozabad

Meaning: same as Josabad