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Jedidiah
Beloved by Jehovah, the name which, by the mouth of Nathan, the Lord gave to Solomon at his birth as a token of the divine favour (2 Sam. 12:25).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(beloved of Jehovah), Jedid-jah (darling of Jehovah), the name bestowed, through Nathan the prophet, on David’s son Solomon. (2 Samuel 12:25)
In the Bible
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Verses where Jedidiah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Samuel 12:25
and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
Scripture on Jedidiah
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Entries that reference Jedidiah
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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