# Jadon

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'''Jadon''' is a [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew)  [given name](/source/given_name) meaning "[God](/source/YHWH) has heard", "thankful" (according to [Strong's Concordance](/source/Strong's_Concordance)), "a judge", or "whom God has judged"<ref>{{cite book
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==Jadon the Meronothite==
Jadon the [Meronothite](/source/Meronothite) was one of the builders of the wall of [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem) in the [Book of Nehemiah](/source/Book_of_Nehemiah) in the [Hebrew Bible](/source/Hebrew_Bible).<ref>Nehemiah 3:7</ref>

==Prophet Jadon==
According to [Flavius Josephus](/source/Josephus), Jadon was the name of a minor prophet referred to in his ''[Antiquities of the Jews](/source/Jewish_Antiquities)'' VIII,8,5 who is thought to have been ''the man of God'' mentioned in {{bibleverse|1|Kings|13:1|HE}}. In the ''[Lives of the Prophets](/source/Lives_of_the_Prophets)'', he is called ''Joad''. Rabbinic tradition identifies him with [Iddo](/source/Iddo_(prophet)).

== See also ==
* [Jayden](/source/Jayden)

==References==
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