Bible Person

Gedaliah

Meaning: God is my greatness · Male · 1 cross reference

This Gedaliah entry refers to one of the priestly men named in Ezra 10:18, not to the hostile official in Jeremiah or the ancestor of Zephaniah. He belongs to the restored community's process of moral reform after exile. First appears in Ezra 10:18.1

AI summary: This Gedaliah matters because his single cross reference shows that the need for repentance extended into priestly circles as well as the wider population. The entry adds moral seriousness to Ezra's reform by showing that sacred office did not exempt anyone from accountability. Taken together, the material presents this Gedaliah as one of the named individuals included in post-exilic correction.1

Central Figure

Gedaliah

Meaning: God is my greatness