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Pedaiah, a Levite who stood with Ezra when he read the Law to the people.
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Pedaiah was a Levite who assisted Ezra when he read the Law to the people in Jerusalem, according to Neh.8.4. After the completion of the wall, the people gathered in the square before the Water Gate to hear Ezra read from the Book of the Law. Ezra stood on a high wooden platform along with several others, including Pedaiah. The presence of Levites like Pedaiah suggests that they had a role in teaching and interpreting the Law to the people.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H6305
Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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