Gedaliah (disambiguation)
- Gedaliah (disambiguation)
Gedaliah (גדליה) is a Hebrew name given to several men in history. It means "made great by God."
In the Bible
* Gedaliah, the son of Achikam. He presided over the kingdom of Judah shortly after the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. The Fast of Gedaliah commemorates his assassination.
* Gedaliah, the son of Jeduthum (1 Chr. 25:3, 9).
* Gedaliah, the grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah, and the father of Cushi (Zeph. 1:1).
* Gedaliah son of Pashhur one of the nobles who conspired against Jeremiah (Jer. 38:1).
After the Bible
* Gedaliah ibn Yahya ben Joseph, a 16th-century Italian talmudist.
* Gedalia Schorr (1910-1979), a Polish-American rabbi who was Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of Torah Vodaath.
* Gedalia Dov Schwartz, head of the Chicago Rabbinical Council.
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