Person · one of several with this name
Jaddua
Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Nehemiah 12:11. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 2 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 12:11
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
- Nehemiah 12:22
In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
The last high priest mentioned in the Old Testament (Neh. 12:11, 22), sons of Jonathan.