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Zebadiah

Zebadiah was a greandson of Elpaal and a member of the tribe of Benjamin. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 8:15.

Why it matters. Son of Beriah, a Benjamite

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Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Zebadiah

Zebadiah is listed in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin as one of the sons of Beriah, son of Elpaal, a descendant of Shaharaim, who was among the Benjamites living in Moab. The genealogy in 1Chronicles 8 records the descendants of Benjamin, including the family of Elpaal. Zebadiah is mentioned along with his brothers, but no additional details are provided about his life or any specific role he may have played within the tribe.

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
Beriah

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)

    8:15

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