Bible Dictionary
Adamah
Adamah was a fortified city in the territory assigned to the tribe of Naphtali. It was located near Chinnereth and Ramah, though its exact identification is uncertain.
Definition
Adamah was a fortified city assigned to the tribe of Naphtali. It was listed among the cities near Chinnereth and Ramah.
Biblical Usage
Adamah appears in the territorial list of Naphtali in Joshua 19:36.
Historical Background
It is probably the modern ‘Admah, a ruin on a plateau about ten miles north of Beisan. Another proposed identification is Damieh on the west side of the Sea of Tiberias.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Red earth, a fortified city of Naphtali, probably the modern Damieh, on the west side of the sea of Tiberias (Josh. 19:33, 36).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(red earth), one of the “fenced cities” of Naphtali, named between Chinnereth and Ramah. (Joshua 19:36)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ad'-a-ma ('adhamah; Adami): A fortified city in the territory of Naphtali, named between Chinnereth and Ramah (Jos 19:36). It is probably identical with the modern 'Admah, a ruin on the plateau about 10 miles North of Beisan.</p>