Adaiah

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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 Bozkath, 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 .

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