Jehudijah יְהֻדִיָּה
Wife of Mered; mother of Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel.
Who is Jehudijah in the Bible?
Jehudijah, also called "the Judahite," was the wife of Mered and mother of three sons named Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel, as recorded in 1 Chronicles 4:18. Her sons went on to establish their own family lines within the tribe of Judah, with Jered fathering Gedor, Heber fathering Soco, and Jekuthiel fathering Zanoah. Though she appears only briefly in the biblical genealogies, Jehudijah represents an important link in the lineage of Judah, preserving the family heritage and territorial settlements of the post-settlement period in Israel.
Biography
Jehudijah, also referred to as the Judahite, is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles. She was the wife of Mered, a descendant of Judah. Jehudijah gave birth to three sons: Jered, who was the father of Gedor; Heber, the father of Soco; and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah.
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- 1 Chronicles 4:18
"These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah."
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| Form | Language | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | יְהֻדִיָּה |