Adoni-zedec
Adoni-zedek was the Amorite king of Jerusalem who formed a coalition against Joshua. He was defeated and executed with the other allied kings.
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ADONI-ZEDEK
Adoni-zedek was king of Jerusalem when Joshua conquered Canaan. He formed an alliance against Gibeon, was defeated by Joshua, and was executed with his allied kings.
Adonibezek
Adonibezek was the king of Bezek who had cruelly mutilated seventy kings. After Judah and Simeon defeated him, he suffered the same punishment and died at Jerusalem.
Adonijah
Adonijah was David’s son who attempted to seize Israel’s throne instead of Solomon. After a later conspiracy, Solomon ordered his execution; the name was also borne by a Levite and a postexilic leader.
Adonikam
Adonikam was the ancestor of a family of exiles who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. His descendants numbered 666 in Ezra’s list and 667 in Nehemiah’s.
Adonikam, Or Adonikam
Adonikam refers to the family whose descendants returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel; they numbered 666 in Ezra’s account.
Adoniram
Adoniram was the official over Israel’s forced labor under David, Solomon, and Rehoboam. He was killed when Rehoboam sent him to collect the levy from the rebellious Israelites.
ADONIS
Adonis was a name associated with the Babylonian god Tammuz. The biblical reference is found only in a marginal reading connected with Isaiah 17:10.
Adonizedek
Adonizedek was the Amorite king of Jerusalem who joined four other kings against Joshua and Gibeon. He was captured and executed at Makkedah.
Adoption
Adoption is the gracious act by which God receives believers as His children, granting them sonship, the Holy Spirit, His fatherly care, and a promised inheritance through Christ.
Adoraim
Adoraim was a fortified city in Judah built by Rehoboam, probably identified with Dura west of Hebron.
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