Adaiah
Adaiah was an ancestor of Maaseiah, a leader who resided in Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah.
The name Adaiah means “the witness of the Lord”
MaleTribe of JudahExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 11:5; only referred to as Adaiah (עֲדָיָ֫הוּ); a son of Joiarib; father of Hazaiah.
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Alternative names
- עֲדָיָ֫הוּAdaiah
Mentions
- …and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.