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Noadiah
witness, or ornament, of the Lord
נוֹעַדְיָה no.ad.yah
Noadiah (Hebrew: נוֹעַדְיָה, no.ad.yah) means “witness, or ornament, of the Lord”, by traditional interpretation. Two people in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a Levite. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Arah.
Which Noadiah?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
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| First appears | Ezra 8:33 |
| Last appears | Nehemiah 6:14 |
| Cross-references | 50 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Jeshua co-occurrence Appears with Jeshua in Ezra 8.
- Binnui co-occurrence Appears with Binnui in Ezra 8.
- Phinehas co-occurrence Appears with Phinehas in Ezra 8.
- Jozabad co-occurrence Appears with Jozabad in Ezra 8.
- Eleazar co-occurrence Appears with Eleazar in Ezra 8.
- Uriah co-occurrence Appears with Uriah in Ezra 8.
- Sanballat co-occurrence Appears with Sanballat in Nehemiah 6.
- Meremoth co-occurrence Appears with Meremoth in Ezra 8.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33;
son of: Binnui (H1131H)
§ Noadiah = "meeting with Jehovah"
1) a Levite, son of Binnui, who weighed the vessels of gold and silver belonging to the temple which were brought back from Babylon
2) a prophetess who joined Sanballat and Tobiah in their attempt to intimidate Nehemiah
Noadiah was a Levite entrusted with the oversight of the treasuries during the time of Ezra.
The biblical story
Noadiah was a Levite who lived during the time of Ezra, after the return from the Babylonian exile. He was one of the Levites entrusted with the oversight of the treasuries of the house of God (Ezr.8.33). These treasuries contained the items that had been brought back from Babylon for use in the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem. Noadiah, along with other leaders, was responsible for ensuring the safe storage and proper use of these treasures.
Key verses
Noadiah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;
Ezra 8:33
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Ezra (1)
- Ezra 8:33