Adad
Adad
the Graecized form of the name of the idol Hadad (Josephus, Ant. 8, 5, 2); also a less correct form of the name of King Hadad (1Ki 11:17, original). SEE HADAD.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Adad
Adad is the name of the chief deity of the Syrians, the sun. The name of this Syrian deity is most probably an element in the names of the Syrian kings Benhadad and Hadadezer.