Person Old Testament
Jehozabad
Jehozabad was one of the sons of Obed-edom who served as a gatekeeper for the ark of the covenant. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 26:4.
Why it matters. Son of Obed-edom, a gatekeeper for the ark.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jehozabad
Jehozabad was one of the sons of Obed-edom, a Levite who was entrusted with the care of the ark of the covenant. Jehozabad, along with his brothers, was appointed as a gatekeeper for the ark. They were responsible for guarding the entrances to the tent that housed the ark and ensuring that only authorized personnel could enter.
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.
- Parents
- Obed-edom
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)