Pediah
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Pediah was the High Priest of Solomon's Temple
. Josephus
wrote that after Axioramos (maybe Jehoiada
) his son 'Phideas' became the new High Priest. Pediah doesn't appear in the High Priest family line of (6:4-15 in other translations), at his chronological position (sixth after Zadok
) the name 'Ahitub' appears.
Solomon's Temple
Solomon's Temple, also known as the First Temple, was the main temple in ancient Jerusalem, on the Temple Mount , before its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar II after the Siege of Jerusalem of 587 BCE....
. Josephus
Josephus
Titus Flavius Josephus , also called Joseph ben Matityahu , was a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century AD and the First Jewish–Roman War, which resulted in the Destruction of...
wrote that after Axioramos (maybe Jehoiada
Jehoiada
Jehoiada in the Hebrew Bible, was a prominent priest during the reigns of Ahaziah, Athaliah, and Joash. By his arranged marriage with the princess Jehosheba , he became the brother-in-law of King Ahaziah...
) his son 'Phideas' became the new High Priest. Pediah doesn't appear in the High Priest family line of (6:4-15 in other translations), at his chronological position (sixth after Zadok
Zadok
Zadok was a high priest of the Israelites in Jerusalem after it was conquered by David.Zadok may also refer to:*Rabbi Zadok, tanna of the 1st-century CE*Zadok the Priest, an 18th-century coronation anthem by Handel...
) the name 'Ahitub' appears.