Bible Person

Jedaiah

Meaning: the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord · Male · 2 cross references

This Jedaiah entry refers to the priestly house-name in Nehemiah's lists, not to the Zechariah 6 returnee figure or the previously overridden priestly-course entry. He belongs to the structured priestly continuity of restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 12:7.1

AI summary: This Jedaiah matters because the cross references place the name among the ranked priestly houses of the post-exilic community. Even without a separate narrative, the entry reflects the institutional continuity through which worship is re-established after exile. Taken together, the material presents this Jedaiah as a priestly house-name contributing to the ordered religious life of the restored city.1

Central Figure

Jedaiah

Meaning: the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord