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Hodiah

(majesty of Jehovah), one of the two wives of Ezra, a man of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:19) She is doubtless the same person as Jehudijah in ver. 18.

In the Bible

6

Verses where Hodiah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 4:19

    The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

  • Nehemiah 8:7

    The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.

  • Nehemiah 9:5

    Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.

  • Nehemiah 10:10

    and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

  • Nehemiah 10:13

    Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

  • Nehemiah 10:18

    Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

Scripture on Hodiah

4

Hodiah references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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