Hadid
חָדִיד/HAY-did/
“Sharp or pointed”
Summary
Hadid was a town in the territory of Benjamin near Lod (Lydda) and Ono, whose inhabitants returned from Babylonian captivity.
☩Location and History
Hadid was located near Lod (Lydda) and Ono in the tribal territory of Benjamin. The name means "sharp" or "pointed," possibly from its situation on a craggy height. Descendants of its former inhabitants returned from the Babylonian captivity under Zerubbabel and resettled in their ancestral town. In the time of Eusebius and Jerome, a town called Aditha or Adatha existed east of Diospolis (Lydda), which was probably Hadid. The site is identified with modern el-Haditheh, about three miles east of Lydda.
Key verses:Ezra 2:33Nehemiah 7:37Nehemiah 11:34
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hadid," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Hadid," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Hadid," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Hadid," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).