About Pediah
Pediah was a priest.
Pediah ( Pəḏāyā, "Yah has ransomed") was the High Priest of Solomon's Temple. Josephus wrote that after Axioramos (maybe Jehoiada) his son 'Phideas' became the new High Priest. Pediah doesn't appear in the High Priest family line of (6:4-15 in other translations), at his chronological position (sixth after Zadok) the name 'Ahitub' appears.
Patrilineal ancestry as per 1 Chronicles 27 (up to Jehoiada) and then Josephus
Abraham Isaac Jacob Levi Kohath Amram Aaron Eleazar Phinehas Abishua Bukki Uzzi Zerahiah Meraioth Amariah Ahitub Zadok Achim Eliud Benaiah Jehoiada
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Who was Pediah?
Jewish high priest
What was Pediah's occupation?
Pediah was a priest.
What nationality was Pediah?
Pediah's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Judah.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pediah. https://biography.guide/pediah/
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