Jedaiah יְדַעְיָה

Jedaiah is mentioned in 1Ch.9.10, Neh.11.10, and Neh.12.6,19 as a priest who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. In 1 Chronicles 9 and Nehemiah 11, he is listed among the priests who settled in Jerusalem, indicating his role in reestablishing the temple worship and the spiritual life of the community. Neh.12.6 identifies him as one of the priests who returned with Zerubbabel, the first group of exiles to return to Jerusalem. In Neh.12.19, Jedaiah is mentioned as the head of a priestly family during the time of Joiakim, the high priest. These references suggest that Jedaiah and his descendants played a significant role in the priestly duties and the restoration of temple worship in the post-exilic period.