Jedidah

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In the Hebrew Bible, Jedidah was the mother of Josiah, the King 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.

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"[permanent dead link] - 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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