Person Old Testament
Zedekiah
Also known as Zedekiah =ESV, NIV; Zidkijah =KJV
Zedekiah, a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah after the exile. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 10:1.
Why it matters. Priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zedekiah
Zedekiah was a priest who lived in the time of Nehemiah, after the return from the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned among the priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. In this covenant, the people pledged to follow the Law of God, to avoid intermarriage with the surrounding nations, to keep the Sabbath, and to support the temple and its services. Zedekiah's presence among the signatories indicates his leadership role in the priestly community and his commitment to the spiritual reformation led by Nehemiah.
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)