Adam, a type
Adam is called a type or figure of Christ because Adam’s actions affected those represented by him, while Christ brings righteousness and life to those united to Him. Paul develops this comparison in Romans 5.
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ADAM, CITY OF
The city of Adam stood in the Jordan valley near Zarethan. It is associated with the place where the Jordan’s waters stopped when Israel crossed under Joshua.
Adam, the city of
Adam was a city beside the Jordan near Zarethan. At the time Israel crossed the Jordan under Joshua, the waters were stopped upstream near this place.
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.
Adamant
Adamant refers to an exceedingly hard stone or substance. In Scripture it is used figuratively for steadfast resistance and for the hardness of people who refuse to hear God’s word.
Adami
Adami was a place on the border of Naphtali. In the Revised Version, the name appears as part of the compound place-name Adami-nekeb.
ADAMI-NEKEB
Adami-Nekeb was a place on the border of Naphtali. It may have been one locality named for a pass, or two separate places called Adami and Nekeb.
Adar
Adar was the twelfth month of the Jewish religious year and the sixth month of the civil year, falling roughly from March to April. In some years a second Adar was added to keep the calendar aligned with the agricultural and festival seasons.
Adasa
Adasa was a town in Judea near Beth-horon. Judas Maccabee defeated and killed the Seleucid general Nicanor there, making it notable in the history of the Maccabean period.
Adbeel
Adbeel was the third son of Ishmael and the ancestor or head of an Arabian tribe. The name is also associated with a north Arabian tribal group.
ADD
To add is to put something in addition to what is already present. Scripture warns against adding unauthorized teaching to God’s revealed word.
Addan
Addan was a place in Babylonia from which some exiles returned to Judah with Zerubbabel. Those associated with it could not establish their genealogy as Israelites.
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