Person Old Testament
Jedaiah
Jedaiah was a descendant of Simeon mentioned in a genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:37.
Why it matters. Descendant of Simeon
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jedaiah
Jedaiah is mentioned briefly in 1Ch.4.37 as part of a genealogy of the descendants of Simeon. He is listed as the son of Shimri, but no further information is provided about his life or role within the tribe of Simeon. The genealogy in this chapter traces the lineage of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and highlights some of the notable individuals and families within the tribe.
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
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)