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People of the Bible

Josedech

also called Jozadak, Jehozadak · Tribe of Levi

Family

Father
Seraiah
Brothers and sisters
Ezra
Children
Joshua

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Jehovah-justified, the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian exile (1 Chr. 6:14, 15). He was carried into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, and probably died in Babylon. He was the father of Jeshua, or Joshua, who returned with Zerubbabel.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 12 verses

1 Chronicles
6:14, 6:15
Ezra
3:2, 3:8, 5:2
Nehemiah
12:26
Haggai
1:1, 1:12, 1:14, 2:2, 2:4
Zechariah
6:11

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.