Jedidah

Jedidah (literally meaning, "beloved") was the mother of king Josiah of Judah. (2 Kings 22:1)

She was the wife of King Amon of Judah and a daughter of Adaiah of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah, mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Alternate spellings for this Bible character are "Jedida" or "Jeddida".[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Jedida - Jedida meaning and name origin - thinkbabynames.com - Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. ↑ William Smith - Aaron Zuzims - Smith's Bible Dictionary - Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Adaiah - christiananswers.net - Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Meaning and etymology of the name Adaiah" - Abiram Publications - Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Y@diydah - The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon - biblestudytools.com. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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