Person Old Testament
Zabdiel
Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was a priest and leader in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:14.
Why it matters. Priest and leader in post-exilic Jerusalem
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zabdiel
Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim, was a priest and leader in Jerusalem during the post-exilic period. After the Babylonian captivity, Nehemiah led a group of Jews back to Jerusalem to rebuild the city walls and restore Jewish community life. Zabdiel is listed among the priests and Levites who settled in Jerusalem, indicating his role in reestablishing religious practices and worship in the city. As a leader, he likely had responsibilities in teaching the law and overseeing various aspects of the restored Jewish community.
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.
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- Haggedolim
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)