ADULLAM, a City belonging to the Josh. xv. 35.Tribe of Judah, situated in the Southern part of this Tribe, towards the Dead Sea. Eusebius1 says, that in his time it was a large Town, ten miles from Eleutheropolis, Eastward. Rehoboam rebuilt this place, and strengthned it with good Fortifications. 2 Chr. xi. 7, 8.Judas Maccabæus incamped in the Plain of Adullam, and there passed the Sabbath-day. 2 Macc. xii. 38. Josh. xii. 15.Joshua killed the King of Adullam. David, during his flight, hid himself in the Cave of Adullam.
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Euseb. in locis in Adullam. S. Jerom, places it at eleven miles distance from Eleutheropolis. ↩