{
  "id": "dict_003173",
  "term": "Laadah",
  "slug": "laadah",
  "letter": "L",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Laadah is a personal name in the Old Testament. He appears in a Judahite genealogy in 1 Chronicles.",
  "simple_one_line": "Laadah is a biblical person named in a genealogy of Judah.",
  "tooltip_text": "A Judahite name listed in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Judah",
    "Shelah",
    "Chronicles",
    "Genealogy"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "1 Chronicles",
    "Genealogy",
    "Tribe of Judah"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Laadah is a biblical personal name found in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles, where he is listed among the descendants of Judah.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "Laadah is a minor Old Testament figure known only from a genealogy.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Personal name, not a doctrine or concept",
    "Listed in a Judahite genealogy",
    "Scripture gives no further narrative details"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Laadah is a biblical personal name appearing in the genealogical record of 1 Chronicles. He is listed among the descendants associated with Judah, and Scripture provides no further biographical detail.",
  "description_academic_full": "Laadah is a man named in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles, where he appears among the descendants associated with Judah. The biblical text does not record any additional narrative, vocation, or theological role for him beyond his place in the family line. As a result, Laadah is best treated as a biblical person entry rather than as a theological concept.",
  "background_biblical_context": "1 Chronicles preserves genealogical material that traces Judah’s family lines. Laadah appears in that record as part of the chronicler’s presentation of Israel’s tribal history.",
  "background_historical_context": "Genealogies in Chronicles helped preserve tribal identity, family continuity, and covenant memory after the exile. Laadah is one of many otherwise unknown individuals included in that record.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "In ancient Israel, genealogies served important social and covenant purposes, linking families to tribes, inheritance, and historical memory. Laadah’s mention reflects that broader biblical pattern.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "1 Chronicles 4:21"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [],
  "original_language_note": "The name is a Hebrew personal name transliterated into English as Laadah.",
  "theological_significance": "Laadah has no independent doctrinal teaching attached to his name. His significance is historical and genealogical, showing the care Scripture gives to preserving covenant family records.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "This entry illustrates how Scripture treats even obscure individuals as part of real historical lineage rather than as symbolic placeholders.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not infer theological meaning from the name alone. Scripture gives no narrative beyond his place in the genealogy.",
  "major_views_note": "There is no major interpretive debate about Laadah himself; the main issue is simply identifying him correctly as a person in the genealogy.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Laadah should not be used to build doctrine. His mention supports the reliability and continuity of biblical genealogical records, but nothing more should be claimed from the text.",
  "practical_significance": "Laadah reminds readers that biblical genealogies include many unnamed-in-history people whose lives still mattered in God’s redemptive record.",
  "meta_description": "Laadah is a biblical personal name appearing in a genealogy in 1 Chronicles.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/laadah/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/laadah.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}