Adonikam is a

Biblical The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...

figure, one of those "which came with

Zerubbabel According to the biblical narrative, Zerubbabel, ; la, Zorobabel; Akkadian: 𒆰𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 ''Zērubābili'' was a governor of the Achaemenid Empire's province Yehud Medinata and the grandson of Jeconiah, penultimate king of Judah. Zerubbab ...

" (). His "children," or retainers, numbering 666, came to

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

(8:13). The name means, "the Lord is risen up."Cheyne and Black, ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' entry for "Adonikam.

/ref> In the Septuagint, depending on the manuscript and location, the name is given as ''Adon kam,'' ''Adonikan,'' ''Adeikam,'' ''Adenikam,'' ''Adaneikam'' or ''Adoniakaim.''

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