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Adin

Adin was one of the Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the Babylonian captivity, as recorded in the lists of returnees in Ezra and Nehemiah.

The name Adin means “Adina, adorned; voluptuous; dainty”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books3 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:15; only referred to as Adin (עָדִין).

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Adin

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Mentions

  1. Ezra 2:15
    …the descendants of Adin, 454;
  2. Ezra 8:6
    …from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
  3. Nehemiah 7:20
    …the descendants of Adin, 655;