Jehozadak
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Jehozadak is a man in the Bible, his name means "God had justified". He was the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian exile (597-581 BCE, 1Chronicles 6:14, 15).
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Joshua
- Occupation
- priest
- Position held
- High Priest of Israel
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Jehozadak is a man in the Bible, his name means "God had justified". He was the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian exile (597-581 BCE, 1Chronicles 6:14, 15).
He was taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II (reigned c. 605-562 BCE), and probably died in Babylon. He was the father of Jeshua/Joshua, who returned with Zerubbabel.
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