Bible Person

Jedaiah

Meaning: the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jedaiah entry refers to the wall-builder in Nehemiah 3:10, not to the Simeonite chief in 1 Chronicles 4. He belongs to the practical labor of restoring Jerusalem after exile. First appears in Neh 3:10.1

AI summary: This Jedaiah matters because his single cross reference places him directly in the hands-on work of rebuilding the city. The entry helps give the restoration narrative human scale by preserving the names of individual workers and their specific sections. Taken together, the material presents this Jedaiah as a participant in the rebuilding of Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Jedaiah

Meaning: the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord

One of those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem after the return from Babylon (Neh.