Person Old Testament
Jozabad
Jozabad, one of the leaders of the Levites, was in charge of the outside work of the house of God. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:16.
Why it matters. A Levite leader in charge of outside work
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jozabad
Jozabad is mentioned in Neh.11.16 as one of the leaders of the Levites who were in charge of the outside work of the house of God. The context of the passage is the listing of the people who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (Neh.11.1-36).
Jozabad, along with Shabbethai, is described as being in charge of the outside work of the house of God (Neh.11.16). This likely involved overseeing maintenance, repairs, and other tasks related to the exterior of the temple complex.
The mention of Jozabad's role highlights the various responsibilities of the Levites in maintaining and serving in 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 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)