Joshua son of Jehozadak

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Joshua son of Jehozadak was the high priest of the Jewish community during the early post-exilic period, serving alongside Zerubbabel in the rebuilding and restoration of worship at the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Joshua son of Jehozadak canonical 9
Jeshua son of Jozadak 3
Joshua the high priest 3

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical figure
High Priest of Israel
Post-exilic Jewish leader
activity Rebuilding of the Second Temple
Rebuilding of the altar in Jerusalem
Restoration of sacrificial worship
associatedWith Prophet Haggai
linked to: Haggai

Prophet Zechariah
linked to: prophet Zechariah
biblicalRole High priest during the reign of Darius I of Persia
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Judah
ethnicGroup Jewish people
familyBackground Descendant of Aaron
Descendant of Zadok
father Jehozadak
languageOfName Hebrew
meaningOfName YHWH is salvation
memberOf Priestly family of Zadok
mentionedIn Book of Ezra
linked to: Ezra–Nehemiah

Book of Haggai
Book of Nehemiah
linked to: Ezra–Nehemiah

Book of Zechariah
name Jeshua son of Jehozadak
Joshua son of Jehozadak
officeLocation Temple in Jerusalem
linked to: Jewish Temple
oversaw Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles after the return
Reinstitution of daily offerings
placeOfActivity Second Temple in Jerusalem
positionHeld High Priest
High Priest of the returned exiles
propheticSymbol Type of the coming Branch (Messiah) in Zechariah
religion Judaism
religiousFunction Consecration of the rebuilt Temple
Leading priestly service
Offering sacrifices
residence Jerusalem
roleInEvent Leader of the first group of Jewish returnees from Babylon
Religious leader of the community of returned exiles
roleInText Central priestly figure in early chapters of Ezra
Figure in priestly visions in Zechariah
Recipient of prophetic encouragement in Haggai
successor Joiakim son of Jeshua
timePeriod Early Second Temple period
Post-exilic period
underAuthorityOf King Darius I
linked to: Darius I of Persia

Persian Empire
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
workedWith Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel
linked to: Zerubbabel

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Temple in Jerusalem associatedWith Joshua son of Jehozadak
Ezra–Nehemiah mainCharacter Jeshua son of Jozadak
linked to: Joshua son of Jehozadak
Return to Zion significantFigure Joshua son of Jehozadak
Zechariah contemporaryOf Joshua son of Jehozadak
subject linked to: prophet Zechariah
Zechariah supportsLeader Joshua the high priest
subject linked to: prophet Zechariah
linked to: Joshua son of Jehozadak
Zerubbabel collaboratedWith Joshua son of Jehozadak
Joshua son of Jehozadak name Joshua son of Jehozadak
Joshua son of Jehozadak name Jeshua son of Jehozadak
linked to: Joshua son of Jehozadak
Book of Joshua traditionalAuthor Joshua
linked to: Joshua son of Jehozadak
Book of Haggai mentionsPerson Joshua son of Jehozadak
Book of Zechariah keyFigure Joshua the high priest
linked to: Joshua son of Jehozadak
Eleazar the priest collaboratedWith Joshua
linked to: Joshua son of Jehozadak
Haggai associatedWithLeader Joshua son of Jehozadak
Jehozadak fatherOf Joshua the high priest
linked to: Joshua son of Jehozadak
High Priest of the returned exiles positionHeldBy Joshua son of Jehozadak
High Priest of the returned exiles positionHeldBy Jeshua son of Jozadak
linked to: Joshua son of Jehozadak
Joiakim son of Jeshua father Jeshua son of Jozadak
linked to: Joshua son of Jehozadak