Person Old Testament
Jedaiah
Jedaiah was a priest who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile and served in the temple. Mentioned in 4 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Chronicles 9:10.
Why it matters. Priest who settled in Jerusalem after the exile
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jedaiah
Jedaiah is mentioned in 1Ch.9.10, Neh.11.10, and Neh.12.6,19 as a priest who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. In 1Chronicles 9 and Nehemiah 11, he is listed among the priests who settled in Jerusalem, indicating his role in reestablishing the temple worship and the spiritual life of the community. Neh.12.6 identifies him as one of the priests who returned with Zerubbabel, the first group of exiles to return to Jerusalem. In Neh.12.19, Jedaiah is mentioned as the head of a priestly family during the time of Joiakim, the high priest. These references suggest that Jedaiah and his descendants played a significant role in the priestly duties and the restoration of temple worship in the post-exilic period.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.