Bible Figure

Addon

Hebrew Bible person
A Visit With Jesus
Addon was among the people who returned from Babylonian exile but could not demonstrate their ancestral registration as Israelites.
Addon

Biography

Ezra 2 lists Addan, while the parallel list in Nehemiah 7 uses the form Addon, among locations or family designations associated with returnees whose genealogical records could not establish their Israelite ancestry. The passage concerns a group rather than providing a personal biography of a clearly identifiable individual named Addon.

Biblical Significance

This entry should be treated cautiously because the biblical list may preserve a place or group designation rather than an individual person. Its significance lies in the postexilic community's concern for documented genealogy.