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ADAH — (Heb. עָדָה; ornament or (according to the Arabic) morning ; cf. Heb. personal names: Adaiah, Adiel), name of wife of lamech and wife of esau . Adah was one of the two wives of Lamech (Gen. 4:19–20). To her and to his other wife Zillah, Lamech… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Adah — f Biblical: Authorized Version spelling of the name (meaning ‘adornment’ in Hebrew) borne by the wives of Lamech (Genesis 4: 19) and of Esau (Genesis 36: 2). See also ADA (SEE Ada) … First names dictionary
Adah Belle Thoms — Adah Belle Samuels Thoms (January 12, 1870 ndash; February 21, 1943) was an African American nurse who cofounded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, was acting director of the Lincoln School for Nurses (New York), and fought for… … Wikipedia
Adah Isaacs Menken — Adah Isaacs Menken, (Napoleon Sarony, 1865). Nombre real Adah Bertha Theodore Nacimiento 15 de junio de … Wikipedia Español
Adah, Pennsylvania — Adah, Pennsylvania, is a village in German Township, Fayette County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is known as a patch town as it was created to support a coal mine. Adah is the home of the Palmer Mine, one of Henry Clay Frick s holdings … Wikipedia
Adah-Kaleh — Adah Kaleh, s. Orsova … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Adah Isaacs Menken — Infobox actor name = Adah Isaacs Menken imagesize = 150px caption = Adah Isaacs Menken c. 1865 birthname = Adah Bertha Theodore birthdate = birth date|1835|6|15|mf=y birthplace = New Orleans, Louisiana, United States deathdate = death date and… … Wikipedia
Adah — /ay deuh/, n. 1. one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19. 2. the wife of Esau, and the mother of Eliphaz, Gen. 36:2, 4, 10, 12, 16. * * * … Universalium
ādahʿ — ▪ Islamic law (Arabic: “custom”), in Islāmic law, a local custom that is given a particular consideration by judicial authorities even when it conflicts with some principle of canon law (Sharīʿah); in Indonesia it is known as adat, in North … Universalium
Adah — Ornament. 1) The first of Lamech s two wives, and the mother of Jabal and Jubal (Gen. 4:19, 20, 23). 2.) The first of Esau s three wives, the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Gen. 36:2, 4), called also Bashemath (26:34) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
