noadiah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
noadiah in Easton's Bible Dictionary
meeting with the Lord. (1.) A Levite who returned from Babylon (Ezra 8:33). (2.) A false prophetess who assisted Tobiah and Sanballat against the Jews (Neh. 6:14). Being bribed by them, she tried to stir up discontent among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and so to embarrass Nehemiah in his great work of rebuilding the ruined walls of the city.
noadiah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
NOADI'AH (whom Jehovah meets). 1. A Levite. Ezr 8:33. 2. A prophetess upon whom Nehemiah invoked the vengeance of God for her attempt to hinder him in his work of reconstruction. Neh 6:14.
noadiah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
1. Ezra 8:33; weighed the temple gold and silver vessels brought from Babylon. 2. The prophetess, suborned by Sanballat and Tobiah to frighten Nehemiah (Nehemiah 6:14; compare Ezekiel 13:17)