Encyclopedia of The Bible – Joiada
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Joiada

JOIADA joi’ ə də (יֹֽויָדָע׃֙, Yahweh knows). JEHOIADA, y hoi’ a da (Neh 3:6, KJV; Neh 13:28 RSV). 1. Son of Paseah, and a builder of the Jerusalem wall under Nehemiah (Neh 3:6).

2. High priest, son of Eliashib (Neh 12:10, 11, 22). A son of his married the daughter of Sanballat the Horonite (Neh 13:28 ASV, KJV).