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Jadon
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “hebrew name meaning "thankful"”. Today it says “hebrew given name meaning " god has heard"”.
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Jadon is a Hebrew name meaning "thankful" (according to Strong's Concordance ) or "he will judge".1 It appears in the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament as the name of Jadon the Meronothite , one of the builders of the wall of Jerusalem in the Book of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 3:7). Who's Who in the Old Testament .2
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “hebrew name meaning "thankful"”. Today it says “hebrew given name meaning " god has heard"”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
hebrew name meaning "thankful"
Now
hebrew given name meaning " god has heard"
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