Old Testament
Jehozadak
A high priest of the post-exilic period and father of Joshua the high priest.
Jehozadak was a high priest taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar when the temple was destroyed. He is primarily significant as the father of Joshua, the high priest who served alongside Zerubbabel during the rebuilding of the temple. His lineage represents the continuity of the Aaronic priesthood despite the exile.
In the text
- Verses
- 10
- Books
- 4
- First appears
- Ezra 3:2
- Last appears
- Zechariah 6:11
Where Jehozadak appears
10 verses · 6 chaptersIn the same books
- Darius19 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.
- Jedaiah13 versesA name shared by several priests and leaders throughout the post-exilic period of Israelite history.
- Zerubbabel28 versesA governor of Judah who led the first group of Jewish exiles returning from Babylon to rebuild the temple.
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
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