Adaiah

Adaiah was the name of eight individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The name means "Yahweh passes by." 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. An Adaiah mentioned in passing as the ancestor of a Levite named Asaph, in (counted as 6:26 in some Bibles). An Adaiah mentioned in as being the son of a Shimei in a Benjamite genealogy. 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. A descendant of Bani, listed in . Another descendant of Bani, listed in . An Adaiah, son of Joiarib, listed in . An Adaiah mentioned as being the father of Maaseiah in . References Set index articles on Hebrew Bible people