Adaiah Explained

Adaiah [1] was the name of eight individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The name means "Yahweh passes by."

  1. Adaiah, the father of Queen Jedidah.[2] He was of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. His grandson was king Josiah of Israel.[3] [4] [5]
  2. An Adaiah mentioned in passing as the ancestor of a Levite named Asaph, in 6:41 (counted as 6:26 in some Bibles).
  3. An Adaiah mentioned in 8:21 as being the son of a Shimei in a Benjamite genealogy.
  4. A priest listed in 9:12 and 11:12 . According to Cheyne and Black, it is possible that this same priest should appear in 12:6 or 7, but has been removed by a scribal error that left the name "Jedaiah" in its place.[6]
  5. A descendant of Bani, listed in 10:29 .
  6. Another descendant of Bani, listed in 10:39 .
  7. An Adaiah, son of Joiarib, listed in 11:5 .
  8. An Adaiah mentioned as being the father of Maaseiah in 23:1 .

Notes and References

  1. Book: Powell. Mark Allan. 2009. Adaiah. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. abridged. Atlanta. Society of Biblical Literature. https://www.bibleodyssey.org/HarperCollinsBibleDictionary/a/adaiah.
  2. 22:1
  3. Web site: William Smith. Smith's Bible Dictionary. 20 August 2011.
  4. Web site: Adaiah. christiananswers.net. 20 August 2011.
  5. Web site: Meaning and etymology of the name Adaiah. Abiram Publications. 20 August 2011.
  6. Encyclopedia: Thomas Kelly Cheyne and John Sutherland Black. 1899. Encyclopaedia Biblica. Adaiah.

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