Bible Person

Jedidah

Meaning: well beloved; amiable · Female · 1 cross reference

Jedidah is the wife of Amon and the mother of Josiah. She belongs to the royal family setting of Judah's later monarchy. First appears in 2 Kgs 22:1.1

AI summary: Jedidah matters because her single cross reference helps situate Josiah's maternal background within the late royal house of Judah. Even a brief mention contributes to the dynastic and family texture of one of Judah's most important reforming reigns. Taken together, the material presents Jedidah as a royal mother in Judah's monarchy.1