Jedaiah

Jedaiah [N] [E] [H]

(praise Jehovah ).

  1. Head of the second course of priests, as they were divided in the time of David. ( 1 Chronicles 24:7 ) (B.C. 1014.) some of them survived to return to Jerusalem after the Babylonish captivity, as appears from ( Ezra 2:36 ; Nehemiah 7:39 )
  2. A priest in the time of Jeshua the high priest. ( Zechariah 6:10 Zechariah 6:14 ) (B.C. 536.)

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Jedaiah'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.