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Adullam in the Bible.

Adullam is a town in the Bible, about 26 km (16 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 9 verses, from Genesis 38:1 to Micah 1:15.

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What happened at Adullam.

One of the royal cities of the Canaanites, now ‘Aid-el-ma (Josh. 12:15; 15:35). It stood on the old Roman road in the valley of Elah (q.v.), which was the scene of David’s memorable victory over Goliath (1 Sam. 17:2), and not far from Gath. It was one of the towns which Rehoboam fortified against Egypt (2 Chr. 11:7). It was called “the glory of Israel” (Micah 1:15).

The Cave of Adullam has been discovered about 2 miles south of the scene of David’s triumph, and about 13 miles west from Bethlehem. At this place is a hill some 500 feet high pierced with numerous caverns, in one of which David gathered together “every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented” (1 Sam. 22:2). Some of these caverns are large enough to hold 200 or 300 men. According to tradition this cave was at Wady Khureitun, between Bethlehem and the Dead Sea, but this view cannot be well maintained.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Adullam.

David 3Hirah 1Judah 1

Near Adullam.

All 9 verses that name Adullam.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 38:1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Joshua 2

1 Samuel 1

  • 1 Samuel 22:1David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.

2 Samuel 1

  • 2 Samuel 23:13And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 11:15Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

  • Nehemiah 11:30Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.

Micah 1

  • Micah 1:15Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.

Questions about Adullam.

Where is Adullam in the Bible?

Adullam is a town about 26 km (16 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Adullam named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Adullam in 9 verses, in 8 books, from Genesis 38:1 to Micah 1:15.

Which people are named with Adullam in the Bible?

The verses that name Adullam also name David, Hirah and Judah.

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