Who was Adlai?
Father of Shaphat, the overseer of the herds in the valleys.
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Adlai is a man named only as the father of Shaphat. In a list of men placed over livestock, 1 Chronicles records that Shaphat the son of Adlai was over the herds that were in the valleys, while Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that fed in Sharon (1 Chronicles 27:29). Scripture gives no other details about Adlai, such as his tribe, his ancestry or anything he did.
- Name origin
- Hebrew
- First mention
- 1 Chronicles 27:29
- Appearances in the Bible
- 1 mentions
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Who was Adlai in the Bible?
Adlai is a man named only as the father of Shaphat. In a list of men placed over livestock, 1 Chronicles records that Shaphat the son of Adlai was over the herds that were in the valleys, while Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that fed in Sharon (1 Chronicles 27:29). Scripture gives no other details about Adlai, such as his tribe, his ancestry or anything he did.
Where is Adlai first mentioned in the Bible?
Adlai is first mentioned in 1 Chronicles 27:29.
How many times is Adlai mentioned in the Bible?
Number of mentions in the Bible: 1.
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