{
  "id": "dict_003730",
  "term": "Moadiah",
  "slug": "moadiah",
  "letter": "M",
  "entry_type": "biblical_proper_name",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Moadiah is a biblical personal and priestly name appearing in a postexilic list in Nehemiah.",
  "simple_one_line": "Moadiah is a proper name in the Old Testament, not a doctrinal term.",
  "tooltip_text": "A biblical proper name found in a priestly or postexilic list, most notably in Nehemiah.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Nehemiah",
    "Priests",
    "Levites",
    "Postexilic period",
    "Genealogy"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Nehemiah 12",
    "Ezra-Nehemiah",
    "biblical proper names"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Moadiah is a biblical proper name associated with postexilic priestly list material in the book of Nehemiah.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A proper name in an Old Testament priestly or postexilic genealogy, rather than a theological concept.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears in a priestly/postexilic list in Nehemiah 12:17 • Functions as a proper name, not a doctrine or theme • Best treated as a brief name entry rather than a theological term"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Moadiah is a biblical proper name found in Old Testament list material associated with the postexilic community. It is not used as a theological term in Scripture.",
  "description_academic_full": "Moadiah is a biblical personal name preserved in an Old Testament priestly or postexilic list, most notably in Nehemiah 12:17. Scripture presents it as part of historical-genealogical record material and does not develop it as a doctrinal or theological concept. For that reason, the entry should be classified as a proper name rather than a theological term. Because list-material names can be brief and sometimes difficult to identify with certainty, the entry should remain concise and limited to what the text clearly supports.",
  "background_biblical_context": "In the book of Nehemiah, names in priestly and Levitical lists help document continuity between the restored community and the earlier covenant people. Moadiah belongs to that kind of record.",
  "background_historical_context": "Postexilic Judah relied on genealogical and priestly records to establish legitimate temple service and community identity after the return from exile. Moadiah appears in that historical setting.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "In ancient Jewish practice, genealogical lists were important for preserving family lines, priestly qualifications, and covenant continuity. Moadiah is one of the names preserved in that administrative and religious memory.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Nehemiah 12:17"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "Nehemiah 12:1-26"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "The name is a Hebrew proper name transmitted in English as Moadiah; in context it functions as a list name rather than a technical theological term.",
  "theological_significance": "Moadiah has no direct doctrinal development. Its significance is historical: it contributes to the biblical record of the restored postexilic community and priestly continuity.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a proper name, Moadiah illustrates how Scripture preserves concrete historical persons and family records, not only doctrines. Such names support the Bible’s rootedness in real history.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not treat Moadiah as a doctrine, symbol, or hidden code. Its meaning beyond the biblical list is uncertain, and the entry should not speculate beyond the text.",
  "major_views_note": "Interpreters generally treat Moadiah as a brief proper-name reference in a priestly list, with no major doctrinal debate attached to it.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "This entry should remain non-doctrinal and historical. It should not be expanded into typology, allegory, or theological speculation.",
  "practical_significance": "Moadiah reminds readers that Scripture preserves even short and easily overlooked names, underscoring the historical reliability and communal memory of the biblical record.",
  "meta_description": "Moadiah is a biblical proper name in a postexilic priestly list, not a theological term.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/moadiah/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/moadiah.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}