Bible Dictionary: Adummim

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Adummim

earthy; red; bloody things

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Adummim

(the going up to), a rising ground or pass over against Gilgal," and "on the south side of the torrent" (Joshua 15:7; 18:17) which is the position still occupied by the road leading up from Jericho and the Jordan valley to Jerusalem, on the south face of the gorge of the Wady Kelt. (Luke 10:30-36)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Adummim

A border town of Benjamin and Judah, not far from Jericho of the road to Jerusalem. This road ascends through a desolate and rocky region, "the ascent of Adummim," Joshua 15:7; 18:17; it furnished many lurking places for robbers, and was the scene of our Savior's parable, The Good Samaritan, Luke 10:1-42.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The red ones, a place apparently on the road between Jericho and Jerusalem, "on the south side of the torrent" Wady Kelt, looking toward Gilgal, mentioned Joshua 15:7; 18:17. It was nearly half-way between Jerusalem and Jericho, and now bears the name of Tal-at-ed-Dumm. It is supposed to have been the place referred to in the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37). Recently a new carriage-road has been completed, and carriages for the first time have come along this road from Jerusalem.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ADUMMIM

a-dum'-im ('adhummim, perhaps "red spots"): "The ascent of Adummim" is one of the numerous landmarks mentioned in defining the northern border of Judah westward from the mouth of the Jordan to Jerusalem, and in defining the southern border of Benjamin eastward from Jerusalem to the mouth of the Jordan (Joshua 15:7; Joshua 18:17). It is identified with the gorge part of the road from Jericho up to Jerusalem. Its present name is Tala`at-ed-Dumm, "ascent of blood." The stone is marked by "curious red streaks," a phenomenon which probably accounts for both the ancient and the modern names, and for other similar names which have been applied to the locality. It is the scene of our Saviour's story of the Good Samaritan, and tradition of course locates the inn to which the Samaritan brought the wounded man (see HGHL, 265).

Willis J. Beecher

Strong's Hebrew

131. Adummim -- a place between Jer. and Jericho
... 130, 131. Adummim. 132 . a place between Jer. and Jericho. Transliteration:
Adummim Phonetic Spelling: (ad-oom-meem') Short Definition: Adummim. ...
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Thesaurus

Adummim (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ADUMMIM. a-dum'-im ... 265). Willis J. Beecher.
Multi-Version Concordance Adummim (2 Occurrences). Joshua 15 ...
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Enshemesh (2 Occurrences)
... It was between the "ascent of Adummim" and the spring of En-rogel, and hence
was on the east of Jerusalem and of the Mount of Olives. ...
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En-shemesh (2 Occurrences)
... It was between the "ascent of Adummim" and the spring of En-rogel, and hence
was on the east of Jerusalem and of the Mount of Olives. ...
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Adum'mim (2 Occurrences)
Adum'mim. Adummim, Adum'mim. Advance . Multi-Version Concordance Adum'mim
(2 Occurrences). ... (See RSV). Adummim, Adum'mim. Advance . Reference Bible.
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Geliloth (2 Occurrences)
... passed En-shemesh (probably `Ain el-Chod, about 2 miles East of Jerusalem), "and
went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim." From this ...
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En-she'mesh (2 Occurrences)
... 15:7 And the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward,
looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on ...
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En (19 Occurrences)
... Joshua 15:7 The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward,
looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is ...
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Northward (41 Occurrences)
... Joshua 15:7 The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward,
looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is ...
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Shemesh (24 Occurrences)
... Joshua 15:7 The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward,
looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is ...
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Ascent (32 Occurrences)
... Joshua 15:7 The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward,
looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is ...
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Bible Concordance

Adummim (2 Occurrences)

Joshua 15:7 The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river. The border passed along to the waters of En Shemesh, and ended at En Rogel.
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Joshua 18:17 It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim. It went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
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Subtopics

Adummim

Adummim: A Place on the Road Leading from the Fords of the Jordan to Jerusalem

Related Terms

Enshemesh (2 Occurrences)

En-shemesh (2 Occurrences)

Adum'mim (2 Occurrences)

Geliloth (2 Occurrences)

En-she'mesh (2 Occurrences)

En (19 Occurrences)

Northward (41 Occurrences)

Shemesh (24 Occurrences)