Jediael was one of Benjamin's sons and a patriarch in the tribe of Benjamin. He is mentioned in 1 Chronicles as an important clan leader, and his descendants formed a significant part of the tribe of Benjamin with many brave warriors. The name Jediael means 'known by God'.
11All these were the sons of Jediael, listed as heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors — seventeen thousand two hundred ready to march out to war.
11All these were the sons of Jediael, listed as heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors — seventeen thousand two hundred ready to march out to war.
Benjamin, the father of Jediael, was blessed by Jacob as a ravenous wolf, pointing forward to the warrior nature of the tribe that also characterized the descendants of Jediael.
A person named Jediael is also mentioned among the brave warriors who joined David in Ziklag, which may show the significance of the name within the tribe of Benjamin.
20Some men of Manasseh also went over to David when he marched with the Philistines against Saul—though they did not help the Philistines, for the Philistine rulers, after taking counsel, sent David away, saying, "He may go over to his master Saul at the cost of our heads."