Jedidah
In the Hebrew Bible, Jedidah was the mother of Josiah, the King of Judah. (2 Kings 22:1) She was the wife of King Amon of Judah and a daughter of Adaiah of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah.
Alternate spellings for this Bible character are "Jedida" or "Jeddida".[1][2][3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Jedida - Jedida meaning and name origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ William Smith. "Aaron Zuzims" (PDF). Smith's Bible Dictionary. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "Adaiah". christiananswers.net. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "Meaning and etymology of the name Adaiah". Abiram Publications. Retrieved 29 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Yediydah - The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". biblestudytools.com. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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- Women in the Hebrew Bible
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