Joiada

A high priest, son of Eliashib

A written article for Joiada is still to come. Below and alongside: where Joiada appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 500 BC
    400 BC
  • Joiada
    c. 450 BC

Original word

  • יוֹיָדָע joiada, jehoiada
    H3111
Relationships
Father: Eliashib Son: Johanan Son: Son of Joiada Member of: Tribe of Levi
Citations
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Where Joiada appears in Scripture

Nehemiah 3

וְאֵת שַׁעַר הַיְשָׁנָה הֶֽחֱזִיקוּ יֽוֹיָדָע בֶּן-פָּסֵחַ וּמְשֻׁלָּם בֶּן-בְּסֽוֹדְיָה הֵמָּה קֵרוּהוּ וַֽיַּעֲמִידוּ דַּלְתֹתָיו וּמַנְעֻלָיו וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃
6
Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

Nehemiah 12

וְיֵשׁוּעַ הוֹלִיד אֶת-יֽוֹיָקִים וְיֽוֹיָקִים הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֶלְיָשִׁיב וְאֶלְיָשִׁיב אֶת-יֽוֹיָדָֽע׃
10
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
וְיֽוֹיָדָע הוֹלִיד אֶת-יֽוֹנָתָן וְיֽוֹנָתָן הוֹלִיד אֶת-יַדּֽוּעַ׃
11
And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
הַלְוִיִּם בִּימֵי אֶלְיָשִׁיב יֽוֹיָדָע וְיֽוֹחָנָן וְיַדּוּעַ כְּתוּבִים רָאשֵׁי אָבוֹת וְהַכֹּהֲנִים עַל-מַלְכוּת דָּֽרְיָוֶשׁ הַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃
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

וּמִבְּנֵי יֽוֹיָדָע בֶּן-אֶלְיָשִׁיב הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל חָתָן לְסַנְבַלַּט הַחֹֽרֹנִי וָֽאַבְרִיחֵהוּ מֵֽעָלָֽי׃
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.