Bible Person

Adaiah

Meaning: the witness of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Adaiah entry refers to a Judahite ancestor in Nehemiah's list of Jerusalem residents, not to the royal, priestly, or post-exilic offender of the same name. He belongs to the restored community's rooted family presence in the city. First appears in Neh 11:5.1

AI summary: This Adaiah matters because his single cross reference places him within the settled genealogy of those repopulating Jerusalem after exile. Even a brief household notice contributes to the picture of a city being restored through named family continuity. Taken together, the material presents this Adaiah as a Judahite family source in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Adaiah

Meaning: the witness of the Lord