Adaiah
Divided Kingdom
Tribe of Benjamin
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Adaiah, a descendant of Benjamin, is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin.
Adaiah son of Shimei was a descendant of Benjamin, listed among those who settled in Jerusalem after the exile (1 Chronicles 8:21). He belongs to the Benjaminite clans that repopulated the city during the restoration period. The name Adaiah, meaning 'Yahweh has adorned' or 'ornament of Yahweh,' was common in Israel and shared by several individuals in the Old Testament. Beyond this genealogical reference, Adaiah son of Shimei plays no identifiable role in the narrative accounts of the restoration period.