Jehozadak

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Jehozadak is a man in the Bible, his name means "God had justified". He was the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian exile (597-581 BCE, 1Chronicles 6:14, 15).

He was taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II (reigned c. 605-562 BCE), and probably died in Babylon. He was the father of Jeshua/Joshua, who returned with Zerubbabel.

Patrilineal Ancestry

As per 1 Chronicles chapter 6

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Category:6th-century BCE Jews

Category:Babylonian captivity

Category:Books of Chronicles people

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