Jehozadak
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Jehozadak is a character in the Bible
, who name means Jehovah
-justified. He was the son of the high priest
Seraiah
at the time of the Babylonian exile (1 Chronicles 6:14, 15).
He was carried into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar
, and probably died in Babylon
. He was the father of Jeshua/Joshua
, who returned with Zerubbabel
. Jehozadak went into exile during the captivity. (1 Chronicles 6:15)
Bible
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, who name means Jehovah
Jehovah
Jehovah is an anglicized representation of Hebrew , a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton , the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible....
-justified. He was the son of the high priest
High priest
The term "high priest" usually refers either to an individual who holds the office of ruler-priest, or to one who is the head of a religious caste.-Ancient Egypt:...
Seraiah
Seraiah
Seraiah or Sraya is the name of several people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible:# The father of Joab ....
at the time of the Babylonian exile (1 Chronicles 6:14, 15).
He was carried into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar was the name of several kings of Babylonia.* Nebuchadnezzar I, who ruled the Babylonian Empire in the 12th century BC* Nebuchadnezzar II , the Babylonian ruler mentioned in the biblical Book of Daniel...
, and probably died in Babylon
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
. He was the father of Jeshua/Joshua
Joshua the High Priest
Joshua the High Priest was, according to the Bible the first person chosen to be the High Priest for the reconstruction of the Jewish Temple after the return of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity The name is also spelled 'Jeshua' in some English versions , and, as with the earlier Joshua, is...
, who returned with Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel was a governor of the Persian Province of Judah and the grandson of Jehoiachin, penultimate king of Judah. Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian Captivity in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia . The date is generally thought to...
. Jehozadak went into exile during the captivity. (1 Chronicles 6:15)