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Adiel in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(ornament of God). 1. A prince of the tribe of Simeon, descended from the prosperous family of Shimei. 1Ch 4:36 He took part in the murderous raid made by his tribe upon the peaceable Hamite shepherds of the valley of Gedor in the reign of Hezekiah. (B.C. about 711.) 2. A priest, ancestor of Maasiai. 1Ch 9:12 3. Ancestor of Azmaveth, David's...

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Adin in Naves Topical Bible

A Jewish captive Ezr 2:15; 8:6; Ne 7:20...

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Adin Scripture - Nehemiah 7:20

The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five....

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Adino in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ad'-i-no, a-di'-no (`adhino, "his adorned one"): The senior of David's "mighty men." "Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time" (2 Sam 23:8). This very exact rendering makes it evident even to an English reader that the text is imperfect. Ginsburg offers a ...

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Addar in Easton's Bible Dictionary

ample, splendid, son of Bela (1 Chr. 8:3); called also "Ard" (Gen. 46:21)...

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Adam in Easton's Bible Dictionary

red, a Babylonian word, the generic name for man, having the same meaning in the Hebrew and the Assyrian languages. It was the name given to the first man, whose creation, fall, and subsequent history and that of his descendants are detailed in the first book of Moses (Gen. 1:27-ch. 5). "God created man [Heb., Adam] in his own image, in th...

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Addi in Easton's Bible Dictionary

ornament, (Luke 3:28), the son of Cosam, and father of Melchi, one of the progenitors of Christ....

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Addan in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(strong or stony), one of the places from which some of the captivity returned with Zerubbabel to Judea who could not show their pedigree as Israelites. Ezr 2:59 Called ADDON Ne 7:61...

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Adiel in Easton's Bible Dictionary

ornament of God. (1.) The father of Azmaveth, who was treasurer under David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:25). (2.) A family head of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:36). (3.) A priest (1 Chr. 9:12)....

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