Joiada יוֹיָדָע

High Priest. Joiada served as a high priest during the Persian period, succeeding his father Eliashib.

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Also called Jehoiada.

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Where Joiada appears

Nehemiah (4)

Key verses

• Nehemiah 12:10 first mention — And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
• Nehemiah 12:11 — And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
• Nehemiah 12:22 — The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
• Nehemiah 13:28 — And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.