Person Old Testament
Jehozadak
Also known as Jehozadak =ESV; Jozadak =NIV; Josedech =KJV, Jozadak
Jehozadak (or Jozadak) was the father of Joshua, the high priest who returned from the Babylonian exile and helped rebuild the temple. Mentioned in 12 verses across 5 books, first at 1 Chronicles 6:14.
Why it matters. Father of Joshua the high priest during the exile.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jehozadak
Jehozadak, also known as Jozadak, was the father of Joshua, the high priest who served during the time of the Babylonian exile and the return to Jerusalem. Jehozadak was the son of Seraiah, the high priest who was executed by Nebuchadnezzar when Jerusalem fell. Jehozadak was taken into captivity in Babylon, where his son Joshua was born. After the exile, Joshua returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and helped to rebuild the temple and restore the worship of God. Jehozadak is mentioned in the genealogies of the high priests and in the accounts of the rebuilding of the temple.
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 12 verses across 5 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.