adi-el Summary and Overview
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adi-el in Smith's 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 treasurer. #1Ch 27:25| (B.C. 1050.)