Iddo

Iddo, also known as Adaia, was a priest who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and was head of a priestly family during the time of Joiakim.

The name Iddo means “his band; power; praise”

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Summary

A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Nehemiah 12:4; referred to as Iddo (עִדּוֹ, עִדּוֹא) or Adaia (עִדּוֹא).

Glossary entries

Iddo

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Mentions

  1. Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
  2. …of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;