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).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Adonikam
Name meaning: the Lord is raised (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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