Bible Person
Meaning: my witness; adorned; prey · Male · 1 cross reference
Addi is a post-exilic ancestor in Luke's genealogy between Cosam and Melchi. He belongs to the long line through which Luke frames Jesus within Israel's and humanity's history. First appears in Luke 3:28.1
Name meaning
my witness; adorned; prey
Identity
male
First appears
Luke 3:28
AI summary: Addi matters because his single cross reference places him in Luke's genealogy, where even otherwise unknown names serve the larger purpose of tracing continuity toward Jesus. The entry contributes to the Gospel's expansive historical framing rather than to an individual narrative. Taken together, the material presents Addi as a genealogical link in Luke's ordered ancestry.1
Central Figure
Addi
Meaning: my witness; adorned; prey
Ornament, (Luke 3:28), the son of Cosam, and father of Melchi, one of the progenitors of Christ.
Name meaning
my witness; adorned; prey
Identity
male
Ornament, (Luke 3:28), the son of Cosam, and father of Melchi, one of the progenitors of Christ. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Luke |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.