Josiphiah יוֹסִפְיָה
Father of Shelomith, a returning exile
Who is Josiphiah in the Bible?
Josiphiah was the father of Shelomith, a family head whose descendants returned from the Babylonian exile to Jerusalem with Ezra (Ezra 8:10). His son, referred to as Ben-Josiphiah, led 160 males on this journey back to the Promised Land during the reign of Persian king Artaxerxes. Though Josiphiah himself is mentioned only briefly in Scripture, his significance lies in being part of the genealogical record of those who participated in the restoration of the Jewish community after exile, representing the fulfillment of God's promise to bring His people back to their homeland.
Biography
Josiphiah is mentioned only in Ezr.8.10. He is the father of a man whose descendants returned from the Babylonian exile. His son (referred to as Ben-Josiphiah, meaning "son of Josiphiah") led 160 males who accompanied Ezra on the return journey to Jerusalem. This return occurred during the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia. The name appears in a list of family heads who participated in this important return to Jerusalem.
Family
In Scripture
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- Ezra 8:10
"from the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;"
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | יוֹסִפְיָה |
Josiphiah
ras 8:36, the name "Bani" (which is the same in the unpointed text as "the sons of" and was omitted through haplography) can be supplied above before "Shelomith." Josiphia is thus the father of Shelomith, one of Ezra's companions. 1 Esdras 8:36 has "Josaphias."
jot: "Jot" (Revised Version, later editions of the King James Version) is a corruption of iote (early editions of the King James Version, Geneva, Rheims, Bishops'--pronounced i-o'te), an English transliteration of iota, t