Home People Hasadja Hasadja was a descendant of King David through the lineage of Zerubbabel, mentioned in 1 Chronicles. He belonged to the royal line that continued through the exile in Babylon. His name means 'the Lord is gracious,' reflecting hope in God's faithfulness toward David's offspring.
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Key events Hasadja is listed as one of Zerubbabel's sons in the genealogical record of David's royal lineage in 1 Chronicles.
20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed—five. Heb וַחֲשֻׁבָ֡ה וָ֠אֹהֶל וּבֶרֶכְיָ֧ה וֽ͏ַחֲסַדְיָ֛ה י֥וּשַׁב חֶ֖סֶד חָמֵֽשׁ׃
Hasadja belonged to the generation of David's descendants who lived during and after the Babylonian exile, representing continuity in the messianic line.
17 The sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, Heb וּבְנֵי֙ יְכָנְיָ֣ה אַסִּ֔ר שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖ל בְּנֽוֹ׃
18 and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. Heb וּמַלְכִּירָ֥ם וּפְדָיָ֖ה וְשֶׁנְאַצַּ֑ר יְקַמְיָ֥ה הוֹשָׁמָ֖ע וּנְדַבְיָֽה׃
19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister; Heb וּבְנֵ֣י פְדָיָ֔ה זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל וְשִׁמְעִ֑י וּבֶן־זְרֻבָּבֶל֙ מְשֻׁלָּ֣ם וַחֲנַנְיָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹמִ֖ית אֲחוֹתָֽם׃
20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed—five. Heb וַחֲשֻׁבָ֡ה וָ֠אֹהֶל וּבֶרֶכְיָ֧ה וֽ͏ַחֲסַדְיָ֛ה י֥וּשַׁב חֶ֖סֶד חָמֵֽשׁ׃
As a son of Zerubbabel, who led the Jews back from Babylon and rebuilt the temple, Hasadja was part of an important family in Israel's history after the exile.
19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister; Heb וּבְנֵ֣י פְדָיָ֔ה זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל וְשִׁמְעִ֑י וּבֶן־זְרֻבָּבֶל֙ מְשֻׁלָּ֣ם וַחֲנַנְיָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹמִ֖ית אֲחוֹתָֽם׃
20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed—five. Heb וַחֲשֻׁבָ֡ה וָ֠אֹהֶל וּבֶרֶכְיָ֧ה וֽ͏ַחֲסַדְיָ֛ה י֥וּשַׁב חֶ֖סֶד חָמֵֽשׁ׃
The genealogy in 1 Chronicles shows that God's promise to David of an eternal throne was kept alive through descendants like Hasadja, even amidst the trials of exile.
1 These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second, Daniel, by Abigail of Carmel; Heb וְאֵ֤לֶּה הָיוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י דָויִ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר נֽוֹלַד־ל֖וֹ בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן הַבְּכ֣וֹר ׀ אַמְנֹ֗ן לַאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית שֵׁנִי֙ דָּנִיֵּ֔אל לַאֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃
17 The sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, Heb וּבְנֵי֙ יְכָנְיָ֣ה אַסִּ֔ר שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖ל בְּנֽוֹ׃
18 and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. Heb וּמַלְכִּירָ֥ם וּפְדָיָ֖ה וְשֶׁנְאַצַּ֑ר יְקַמְיָ֥ה הוֹשָׁמָ֖ע וּנְדַבְיָֽה׃
19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister; Heb וּבְנֵ֣י פְדָיָ֔ה זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל וְשִׁמְעִ֑י וּבֶן־זְרֻבָּבֶל֙ מְשֻׁלָּ֣ם וַחֲנַנְיָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹמִ֖ית אֲחוֹתָֽם׃
20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed—five. Heb וַחֲשֻׁבָ֡ה וָ֠אֹהֶל וּבֶרֶכְיָ֧ה וֽ͏ַחֲסַדְיָ֛ה י֥וּשַׁב חֶ֖סֶד חָמֵֽשׁ׃
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