Bible Person

Adna

Meaning: pleasure; delight · Male · 1 cross reference

This Adna entry refers to a priestly head in Nehemiah's lists, not to the individual named in Ezra's marriage-reform list. He belongs to the organized priestly structure of the restored community. First appears in Neh 12:15.1

AI summary: This Adna matters because his single cross reference places him among the priestly houses remembered in post-exilic worship order. Even without narrative detail, the entry contributes to the stable leadership framework that supports restored sacred life. Taken together, the material presents this Adna as part of the priestly structure of Nehemiah's Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Adna

Meaning: pleasure; delight