Gedaliah (Easton)

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Made great by Jehovah. the son of Jeduthum (1 Chronicles 25:3,9 ). The grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah, and the father of Cushi (Zephaniah 1:1 ). One of the Jewish nobles who conspired against Jeremiah (Jeremiah 38:1 ). The son of Ahikam, and grandson of Shaphan, secretary of king Josiah"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter G Bible Dictionaries Gedaliah Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Gebim Next Entry Geder Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Tebaliah Remaliah Pelaliah (only first 3 shown) Thompson Chain Reference Gedaliah Dictionaries American Tract Society Gemariah Gedaliah Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Gedaliah Chabad Knowledge Base Gedaliah ben Ahikam Fast of Gedaliah Easton's Bible Dictionary Remaliah Pedaiah Nedabiah (only first 3 shown) Fausset Bible Dictionary Tebaliah Remaliah Pedaiah (only first 3 shown) Holman Bible Dictionary Tebaliah Remaliah Pelaliah (only first 3 shown) Hitchcock Bible Names Tebaliah Remaliah Pelaliah (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Tebaliah Remaliah Pelaliah (only first 3 shown) Morrish Bible Dictionary Tebaliah Remaliah Pelaliah (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Remaliah Pelaliah Pedaiah (only first 3 shown) People's Bible Dictionary Gemariah Gedaliah Smith Bible Dictionary Tebaliah Remaliah Pelaliah (only first 3 shown) Webster Dictionary Pedalian Dedalian Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Sedalia Yedaiah Bedaresi International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Bealiah Gedaliah Gemariah (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Gedaliah Gemariah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Bealiah Gedaliah Gedaliah, Feast of (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Abraham (ben Gedaliah) ben Asher Abraham Ḥayyim ben Gedaliah Anshe Keneset ha-Gedolah (only first 3 shown) Lexicons בְּעַלְיָה גְּדַלְיָה , גְּדַלְיָהוּ גְּמַרְיָה , גְּמַרְיָהוּ (only first 3 shown) Made great by Jehovah. the son of Jeduthum ( 1 Chronicles 25:3,9 ). The grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah, and the father of Cushi ( Zephaniah 1:1 ). One of the Jewish nobles who conspired against Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 38:1 ). The son of Ahikam, and grandson of Shaphan, secretary of king Josiah ( Jeremiah 26:24 ). After the destruction of Jerusalem (see 2 Kings 25:22 ; Jeremiah 40:5 ; 52:16 ). Ishmael, however, at the head of a party of the royal family, "Jewish irreconcilables", rose against him, and slew him and "all the Jews that were with him" ( Jeremiah 41:2,3 ) at Mizpah about three months after the destruction of Jerusalem. He and his band also plundered the town of Mizpah, and carried off many captives. He was, however, overtaken by Johanan and routed. He fled with such of his followers as escaped to the Ammonites (41:15). The little remnant of the Jews now fled to Egypt.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)