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Zebudah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6305

פְּדָיָהוּ

pe.da.yah — Pedaiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.23.36; father of: Zebidah (H2080) § Pedaiah = "Jehovah has ransomed" 1) father of Zebudah, the wife of king Josiah and the mother of king Jehoiakim both of Judah 2) father of Zerubbabel and brother of Shealtiel who is usually called the father of Zerubbabel probably because of a lack of an heir from Shealtiel who was in the direct line of succession

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2080

זְבוּדָה

ze.vi.dah — Zebidah

A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.23.36; daughter of: Pedaiah (H6305); married to Josiah (H2977); mother of: Jehoiakim (H3079) § Zebudah = "given" wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoiakim, both kings of Judah

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Historical dictionary entry

Given, the wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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