McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Adamah

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Adamah


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(Heb. Adamah', àֲãָîָä , ground, as often; Sept. Á᾿äáìß v. r. Á᾿ñìáßè , Vulg. Edema), a fortified city of Naphtali, mentioned between Chinnereth and Ramnah (Jos_19:36); probably the same as ADAMI SEE ADAMI (q.v.) of the same tribe (ver. 33). Schwarz, however (Palest. p. 183), thinks it is the present village Dama, situated, according to him, 5 English miles W.N.W. from Safed; but no such name is given by other travelers.