Adamah(adami)
אֲדָמָה/AD-uh-muh/
“Ground or red earth”
☩Identity
Adamah was one of the fortified cities assigned to the tribe of Naphtali, listed between Chinnereth and Ramah in Joshua's description of the tribal allotments. It is possibly the same as Adami mentioned in the same chapter. The site has been identified with a ruin called Admah on the plateau about ten miles north of Beth-shean.
Key verses:Joshua 19:36
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Adamah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Adamah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).