Person Old Testament
Jedaiah
Jedaiah was a priest who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and signed the covenant during Nehemiah's time. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Nehemiah 12:7.
Why it matters. Priest who returned with Zerubbabel
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jedaiah
Jedaiah is mentioned in Neh.12.7 and Neh.12.21 as one of the priests who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, the leader of the first group of exiles to return from Babylon. In verse 7, he is listed among the priests who came back to Jerusalem, indicating his role in the restoration of temple worship and the spiritual life of the community. In verse 21, Jedaiah is mentioned again in the context of the priests who served during the time of Joiakim, the high priest. This suggests that Jedaiah and his descendants continued to serve as priests in the generations following the return from exile. The repeated mention of Jedaiah in the context of the post-exilic priesthood highlights the importance of his family in maintaining the priestly duties and the continuity of temple service.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.