{
  "id": "dict_002834",
  "term": "Jadon",
  "slug": "jadon",
  "letter": "J",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Jadon is a minor Old Testament personal name. In Nehemiah 3:7, Jadon is associated with the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall after the exile.",
  "simple_one_line": "A minor biblical person named in Nehemiah 3:7.",
  "tooltip_text": "A post-exilic individual named in connection with the repair of Jerusalem’s wall.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Nehemiah",
    "Jerusalem",
    "post-exilic restoration",
    "wall rebuilding"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Nehemiah 3",
    "Post-exilic period",
    "Bible characters (minor figures)"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Jadon is a biblical personal name, not a doctrinal concept. The clearest reference is Nehemiah 3:7, where Jadon appears among those associated with repairing Jerusalem’s wall.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A minor post-exilic figure named in Nehemiah 3:7.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Personal name, not a theological term.",
    "Best-known mention is in Nehemiah’s wall rebuilding account.",
    "Scripture gives little biographical detail beyond the name and setting."
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Jadon is a minor biblical personal name appearing in Nehemiah 3:7 in connection with the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall. The text provides little further biographical detail, so the entry should be treated as a biblical person entry rather than a doctrinal topic.",
  "description_academic_full": "Jadon is a biblical personal name found in the Old Testament. The clearest and most secure reference is Nehemiah 3:7, where Jadon is listed among those associated with the repair of Jerusalem’s wall in the post-exilic period. Scripture gives no extended biography, and the identity should not be pressed beyond what the text states. Because the name is a person-name rather than a theological concept, this row is best published as a biblical person entry rather than as a theological term.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Nehemiah records the organized rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall after the exile. Jadon appears in that setting as one of the named participants connected to the work.",
  "background_historical_context": "The reference belongs to the Persian-period restoration of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. The list in Nehemiah 3 highlights specific people and groups who took part in the rebuilding effort.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Ancient Jewish readers would have recognized such lists as preserving the memory of covenant faithfulness in ordinary labor. The text honors those who helped restore the holy city without making the individuals central to the narrative.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Nehemiah 3:7"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "Nehemiah 2–4"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "The name is of Hebrew origin, but the precise etymology is uncertain and should not be overstated.",
  "theological_significance": "Jadon has no major doctrinal role, but the name belongs to a passage that shows God working through ordinary people in the restoration of Jerusalem.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a dictionary entry, Jadon is best treated as a referential historical name: its meaning and importance come from its biblical setting rather than from a developed theological concept.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not assume more biographical detail than Scripture supplies. The name should not be turned into a symbolic or allegorical figure, and it should not be confused with a theological term.",
  "major_views_note": "There is no significant doctrinal debate attached to Jadon itself. The only substantive editorial question is classification: it belongs under biblical persons, not under theological concepts.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Keep the entry within the limits of the biblical text. Do not infer extra identity details, spiritual office, or doctrinal significance beyond the passage in Nehemiah.",
  "practical_significance": "Jadon reminds readers that Scripture remembers faithful, ordinary service. God values those who participate in restoration work, even when their names appear only briefly in the biblical record.",
  "meta_description": "Jadon is a minor Old Testament personal name in Nehemiah 3:7, associated with the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/jadon/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/jadon.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}