Addon
Addon is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is in Babylonia. The name means “basis; foundation; the Lord.”
Where is Addon?
Approx. 32.5433, 44.4222 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| in Babylonia | settlement | Medium |
| not a place (person) | special | Low |
Addon in the Bible dictionary
Low, one of the persons named in Neh. 7:61 who could not “shew their father’s house” on the return from captivity. This, with similar instances (ver. 63), indicates the importance the Jews attached to their genealogies.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Addon
- Ezra 2:59
And these were they which went up from Tel–melah, Tel–harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
- Nehemiah 7:61
And these were they which went up also from Tel–melah, Tel–haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.