Son of Jedaiah and priest living during the Israelite return from exile.
About Jeshua
1. Levite and head of the ninth of 24 divisions of priests formed during David’s reign (1 Chr 24:11). He was perhaps the forefather of 973 descendants who returned with Zerubbabel to Judah following the exile (Ezr 2:36; Neh 7:39).
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Jozadak (Ezra 10:18)
Key References
The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
All Scripture References (4)
1 Chronicles (1)
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
Ezra (2)
The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Nehemiah (1)
The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;