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Adaiah

Adaiah, a priest and descendant of Malchijah, served in the house of God during the post-exilic period in Jerusalem.

The name Adaiah means “the witness of the Lord”

MalePriestTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books3 verses

Summary

A priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 9:12; only referred to as Adaiah (עֲדָיָ֫הוּ); a son of Jeroham.

Glossary entries

Adaiah

Family members

Father

Jeroham

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Adaiah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:12
    Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
  2. Nehemiah 11:12
    …and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;
  3. Nehemiah 11:13Referred to, not named
    …and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;