Person Old Testament
Zadok
Zadok, son of Baana, repaired a section of Jerusalem's wall during Nehemiah's rebuilding project. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 3:4.
Why it matters. Repaired a section of Jerusalem's wall
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zadok
Zadok, the son of Baana, is mentioned in the list of people who helped repair Jerusalem's wall under Nehemiah's leadership. After the Babylonian exile, Nehemiah led a group of Jews back to Jerusalem to rebuild the city walls and restore the community. Zadok was responsible for repairing a section of the wall, demonstrating his participation in the collective effort to fortify Jerusalem and reestablish Jewish presence in the city.
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
- Baana
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)