Adaiah

Adaiah was the name of eight individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The name means "Yahweh passes by."


 * 1) Adaiah, the father of Queen Jedidah. He was of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. His grandson was king Josiah of Israel.
 * 2) An Adaiah mentioned in passing as the ancestor of a Levite named Asaph, in (counted as 6:26 in some Bibles).
 * 3) An Adaiah mentioned in as being the son of a Shimei in a Benjamite genealogy.
 * 4) A priest listed in and . According to Cheyne and Black, it is possible that this same priest should appear in  or 7, but has been removed by a scribal error that left the name "Jedaiah" in its place.
 * 5) A descendant of Bani, listed in.
 * 6) Another descendant of Bani, listed in.
 * 7) An Adaiah, son of Joiarib, listed in.
 * 8) An Adaiah mentioned as being the father of Maaseiah in.