Old Testament
Jozabad
A name shared by several Levites and officials involved in temple service and post-exilic administration.
The name Jozabad refers to multiple individuals in the Old Testament, primarily Levites serving during the reigns of Hezekiah and Josiah, or officials during the post-exilic period. These men were instrumental in the distribution of temple offerings and the oversight of external temple business. Their presence in the records of Ezra and Nehemiah highlights the organized restoration of priestly duties and administrative order in Jerusalem.
In the text
- Verses
- 7
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- 2 Chronicles 31:13
- Last appears
- Nehemiah 11:16
Where Jozabad appears
7 verses · 6 chaptersIn the same books
- Jeshua18 versesA prominent high priest who led the first wave of Jewish exiles returning from Babylon to Jerusalem.
- Mattaniah15 versesA Levite musician and temple official who served during the post-exilic restoration of Jerusalem.
- Hashabiah13 versesA Levite leader and official who served in the temple administration during the post-exilic restoration.
- 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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