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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Adonikam

Adonikam [N] [H]

whom the Lord sets up, one of those "which came with Zerubbabel" ( Ezra 2:13 ). His "children," or retainers, to the number of 666, came up to Jerusalem ( 8:13 ).

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Adonikam". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Adonikam

Adonikam [N] [E]

the Lord is raised
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Adonikam'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Adonikam

Adonikam, or Adonikam..

The sons of Adonikam, 666 in number, were among those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. ( Ezra 2:13 ; Nehemiah 7:18 ); 1Esd 5:14 (B.C. 506-410.) The name is given as ADONIJAH in ( Nehemiah 10:16 )

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Adonikam, or Adonikam'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Adonikam

ADONIKAM

ad-o-ni'-kam ('adhoniqam, "my lord has risen up"):

The name of a family of the returning exiles (Ezra 2:13; Nehemiah 7:18). "The sons of Adonikam," men and women and children, numbered 666 according to the list as given in Ezr, but 667 according to the copy in Neh. Either included among these or in addition to them was the contingent that came with Ezr, "Ehphalet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 males" (Ezra 8:13).

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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ADONIKAM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.