Addan

ADDAN ad'-an ('addan; in Ne 'addon; connected in some way with the name of the god Addu):

A name mentioned in the list of the returning exiles (Ezra 2:59, duplicated in Nehemiah 7:61). It is one of several names of Babylonian localities from which came men who were unable to declare their genealogy as Israelites.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ADDAN'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.