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Josedech

Mentions
12
Chapters
7
Books
5

Josedech (also called Jehozadak) was the high priest at the time of Jerusalem's fall to Babylon. His son Joshua led the first wave of returnees and was confirmed in the priesthood, rebuilding the altar and laying the temple foundation. Though Josedech himself was taken into exile, his lineage continued to serve in Israel's restored worship.

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"In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came by Haggai, the prophet, to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,"
Haggai 1

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In canonical order across 5 books

1 Chronicles
6
v. 14
Ezra
3
v. 2
5
v. 2
Nehemiah
12
v. 26
Haggai
1
v. 1
2
v. 2
Zechariah
6
v. 11

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