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Jozadak
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The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Jozadak (Person)
JOZADAK (PERSON) [Heb yôṣādāq (יֹוצָדָק)]. Var. JEHOZADAK. The father of Jeshua, a priest contemporary with Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2, 8; 5:2; 10:18; 1 Esdr 5:5, 48, 56; 6:2; 9:19; Sir 49:12), and the grandfather of Joiakim, a priest contemporary with Nehemiah (Neh 12:26). The name is a shortened form
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Jozadak
Jozadak. Seraiah’s son and one of the exiles transported by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylonia (1 Chr 6:14, 15). He was the father of Jeshua (also called Joshua), the high priest in postexilic Jerusalem during the days of Zerubbabel (Ezr 3:2, 8; 5:2; 10:18; Neh 12:26; Hg 1:1–14; 2:2, 4; Zec 6:11). Jozadak is
Josedech
Josedech. kjv spelling of Jozadak, Joshua’s father, in Haggai 1:1, 12, 14; 2:2, 4; and Zechariah 6:11.See Jozadak.
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Jozadak
JOZADAK* Seraiah’s son and one of the exiles transported by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylonia (1 Chr 6:14–15). He was the father of Jeshua (also called Joshua), the high priest in postexilic Jerusalem during the days of Zerubbabel (Ezr 3:2, 8; 5:2; 10:18; Neh 12:26; Hg 1:1–14; 2:2–4; Zec 6:11). Jozadak is
Josedech
JOSEDECH* kjv spelling of Jozadak, Joshua’s father, in Haggai 1:1, 12, 14; 2:2, 4; and Zechariah 6:11. See Jozadak.
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Jozadak
Jozadak (joh´zuh-dak; a shortened form of Jehozadak; Heb., “the Lord is righteous”), a priest, the father of Jeshua, the high priest in Jerusalem following the return from the Babylonian exile (Ezra 3:2; 10:18). He is most often called Jehozadak (1 Chron. 16:14; Hag. 1:12). See also Jehozadak.
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Josedech
JOSEDECH. Father of Joshua, the high priest during the post-Captivity era (Hag 1:1, 12, 14; 2:2, 4; Zech 6:11). In all these verses ASV and RSV have Jehozadak. In Ezr 3:2, 8; 5:2; 10:18 and Neh 12:26 the same Heb. name is spelled Jozadak in KJV, ASV and RSV. This man, having been carried captive to Babylon
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Jozadak
Jozadak (Heb. yôṣāḏāq) (also JEHOZADAK)Alternate form of Jehozadak, the father of the high priest Jeshua/Joshua (Ezra 3:2, 8; 5:2; 10:18; Neh. 12:26).
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Jozadak
Jozadak [jōˊzə dăk] (Heb. yôṣāḏāq “Yahweh is righteous,” shortened form of yehôṣāḏāq). Alternate form of Jehozadak, the father of the high priest Jeshua/Joshua (Ezra 3:2, 8; 5:2; 10:18; Neh. 12:26).
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Jozadak
Joz´adak (whom Jehovah has made just). Ezra 3:2, 8; 5:2; 10:18; Neh. 12:26. The contracted form of Jehozadak.
Josedech
Jos´edech = Jehozadak (whom Jehovah makes just), the son of Seraiah. Hag. 1:1, 12, 14; 2:2, 4; Zech. 6:11.
Harper’s Bible Dictionary
Jozadak
JozadakJozadak (johʹzuh-dak; Heb., ‘Yahweh is righteous’), a shortened form of Jehozadak. He was a priest, the father of Jeshua, the high priest in Jerusalem following the return from the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 3:2; 10:18). He is most often called Jehozadak (1 Chron. 16:14; Hag. 1:12). See also
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Jozadak
JOZADAK [JAHZ uh dak] (the Lord is just) — the father of Jeshua (or Joshua), the high priest in Zerubbabel’s time. Jozadak was among those who were carried into Babylonian captivity by Nebuchadnezzar.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
JOSEDECH; JOSEDEK
JOSEDECH; JOSEDEK<jos’-e-dek>, <jos’e-dek> ([ Ἰωσεδέκ, Iosedek]): Father of Jeshua (1 Esdras 5:5). In Hag 1:1 the Revised Version (British and American), the relationship is described as “Joshua the son of JEHOZADAK (which see), the high priest.”
The Ultimate Who’s Who in the Bible
Jozadak
Jozadak [Joz-a-dak](Hebrew origin: God is righteous)(Ezra 3:2). 6th century b.c. The priest Jozadak, son of Seraiah, was carried into captivity, by Nebuchadnezzar, when the Babylonians conquered the kingdom of Judah.His son, the High Priest Jeshua—also called Joshua—returned with Zerubbabel from the
Josedech
Josedech [Jos-e-dek](Hebrew origin: God is right)(Haggai 1:1). 6th century b.c. The priest Josedech, son of Seraiah, was carried into captivity, by Nebuchadnezzar, when the Babylonians conquered the kingdom of Judah.His son, the High Priest Joshua—also called Jeshua—returned with Zerubbabel from the
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