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In the Hebrew Bible, in the Book of 2 Kings 22:1, Jedidah was the mother of Josiah (the King of Judah). She was the wife of king Amon of Judah, and the daughter of Adaiah, from Boscath (a town in the Kingdom of Judah).

Alternate spellings for this Bible character are "Jedida" or "Jeddida". [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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  1. Adaiah, the father of Queen Jedidah. He was of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. His grandson was king Josiah of Israel.
  2. An Adaiah mentioned in passing as the ancestor of a Levite named Asaph, in 1 Chronicles 6:41.
  3. An Adaiah mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:21 as being the son of a Shimei in a Benjamite genealogy.
  4. A priest listed in 1 Chronicles 9:12 and Nehemiah 11:12. According to Cheyne and Black, it is possible that this same priest should appear in Nehemiah 12:6 or 7, but has been removed by a scribal error that left the name "Jedaiah" in its place.
  5. A descendant of Bani, listed in Ezra 10:29.
  6. Another descendant of Bani, listed in Ezra 10:39.
  7. An Adaiah, son of Joiarib, listed in Nehemiah 11:5.
  8. An Adaiah mentioned as being the father of Maaseiah in 2 Chronicles 23:1.
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References

  1. "Jedida - Jedida meaning and name origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. William Smith. "Aaron Zuzims" (PDF). Smith's Bible Dictionary. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  3. "Adaiah". christiananswers.net. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  4. "Meaning and etymology of the name Adaiah". Abiram Publications. Retrieved 29 June 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Yediydah - The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". biblestudytools.com. Retrieved 29 June 2012.