Topic
Adna
3 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ezra 10:30Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A son of Pahath-Moab
And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
- Nehemiah 12:15Smith · Nave 2. A priest
Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
- Nehemiah 12:12–15ISBE
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
- One of the family of Pahath-moab, who returned with Ezra and married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:30) (B.C. 459.)
- A priest, descendant of Harim in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua. (Nehemiah 12:15) (B.C. 500.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
ad'-na (`adhna', "pleasure"; Aidaine):
(1) An Israelite in Ezra's time who, having married a foreign wife, divorced her. He belonged to Pahath-moab (Ezr 10:30).
(2) A priest of the family of Harum, during the high-priesthood of Joiakim son of Jethua (Ne 12:12-15).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.