Adin

About Adin

Adin is mentioned in the lists of Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon after the captivity. He is recorded in Ezr.2.15 and Neh.7.20 among the descendants of those who came back with Zerubbabel, the leader of the first group of returnees.

In Ezr.2.15, it is stated that 454 descendants of Adin returned to Jerusalem. The parallel passage in Neh.7.20 gives the number as 655. This discrepancy may be due to different counting methods or the inclusion of additional family members in one of the lists.

Adin is also mentioned in Ezr.8.6 as one of the men who went up with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem. In this passage, a different group of returnees is listed, and Adin is described as a descendant of Jonathan. It is unclear whether this Adin is the same person as the one mentioned in the earlier lists or a different individual with the same name.

The return of Adin and his fellow exiles to Jerusalem was part of the fulfillment of the prophecies concerning the restoration of Israel after the Babylonian captivity (Jer.29.10; Isa.44.28). The lists of returnees in Ezra and Nehemiah emphasize God's faithfulness in bringing His people back to their homeland and the importance of reestablishing the Jewish community in Jerusalem.

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