Bible Person

Pedaiah

Meaning: redemption of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Pedaiah entry refers to the man standing beside Ezra in Nehemiah 8:4, not to the officials and fathers of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the public setting in which the law is read to the restored community. First appears in Neh 8:4.1

AI summary: This Pedaiah matters because his single cross reference places him visibly beside Ezra during the reading of the law. The entry helps show that covenant renewal after exile was a public act supported by named witnesses and leaders. Taken together, the material presents this Pedaiah as a supporting figure in the public reading of Scripture.1

Central Figure

Pedaiah

Meaning: redemption of the Lord