Jadon is a Hebrew name meaning "

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has heard," "thankful" (according to

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), "a judge," or "whom God has judged" and the name of two characters in biblical history.

Jadon the Meronothite

Jadon the Meronothite was one of the builders of the wall of

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in the

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in the

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.Nehemiah 3:7

The prophet Jadon

According to

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, Jadon was the name of a minor prophet referred to in his

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VIII,8,5 who is thought to have been ''the man of God'' mentioned in . In the

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he is called ''Joad''. Rabbinic tradition identifies him with Iddo.

References

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