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Zia

Zia was a Gadite clan leader during the reigns of Jotham, king of Judah, and Jeroboam, king of Israel. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 5:13.

Why it matters. Gadite clan leader during the reign of Jotham

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Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Zia

Zia was a clan leader of the tribe of Gad during the reigns of Jotham, king of Judah, and Jeroboam, king of Israel. He is mentioned in the genealogical record of the Gadites in 1Chronicles 5. This record lists the clan leaders and their families who lived in the region of Gilead. Zia is named along with his fellow clan leaders, including Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, and Beba.

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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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)

    5:13

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