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Addi

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Ἀδδί, probably for Heb. Adi, עֲרַי, ornament, as in Exodus 33:4, etc.), the name of one or two men.

1. An Israelite, several of whose descendants on returning from Babylon, married heathen women (1 Esdras 9:31); for which the parallel text (Ezra 10:30) has more correctly PAHATH-MOAB (See PAHATH- MOAB) (q.v.).

2. The son of Cosam and father of Melchi (i.e. probably Maaseiah, 2 Chronicles 34:8) in the maternal ancestry of Christ (Luke 3:28). B.C. ante 623.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Addi'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/addi.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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