Adaiah


Adaiah was the name of eight individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The name means "Yahweh passes by."
  1. Adaiah, the father of Queen Jedidah. He was of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. His grandson was king Josiah of Israel.
  2. An Adaiah mentioned in passing as the ancestor of a Levite named Asaph, in .
  3. An Adaiah mentioned in as being the son of a Shimei in a Benjamite genealogy.
  4. A priest listed in and. According to Cheyne and Black, it is possible that this same priest should appear in or 7, but has been removed by a scribal error that left the name "Jedaiah" in its place.
  5. A descendant of Bani, listed in.
  6. Another descendant of Bani, listed in.
  7. An Adaiah, son of Joiarib, listed in.
  8. An Adaiah mentioned as being the father of Maaseiah in.