Joda (ISBE)

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jō´da (Westcott-Hort, Greek New Testament, Ἰωδά , Iōdá ; Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Ἰουδά , Ioudá ): (1) A L evite, whose sons were "over the works of the Lord," corresponding to Sudias (1 Esdras 5:26), Hodaviah (Ezra 2:40 ), Judah (Ezra 3:9 ), Hodevah (Nehemiah 7:43 ). (2) An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Luke 3:26 , the King James Version "Juda").