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Addan

Addan (Addon), a place from which some Jewish exiles returned to Judah.
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Ezra 2:59; referred to as Addan (אַדָּן) or Addon (אַדּוֹן).

Location

Identified as
in Babylonia
Certainty
Likely (63% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates
32.543° N, 44.422° E
Addan
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Glossary entries

Addan Addon

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Ezra 2:59אַדָּן · Addan
    The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
  2. Nehemiah 7:61אַדּוֹן · Addon
    The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: