Bible Dictionary
Adida
Adida was a fortified town near Jerusalem, probably the same as Hadid. Simon Maccabee rebuilt and fortified it during the Maccabean period.
Definition
Adida was a fortified town in the territory of Benjamin, near Lod and Ono, situated on a hill overlooking the plain country.
Biblical Usage
Simon Maccabee rebuilt and fortified Adida and later encamped there to meet Tryphon.
Historical Background
Adida is probably the Hadid of Ezra 2:33 and may be identified with El-Haditheh, about three miles east of Lydda or Lod. It was also associated with a battle involving Aretas and Alexander Janneus.
Scripture References
Ezra 2:33
1Macc 12:38
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
a fortified town near Jerusalem, probably the Hadid of (Ezra 2:33) and referred to in 1Ma 12:38
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ad'-i-da (Adida). A town of the Benjamin tribe near Lod and Ono located upon a hill facing the "plain country" of Judea, rebuilt and fortified by Simon Maccabee (1 Macc 12:38), who later encamped here to meet the army of Tryphon (1 Macc 13:13; Ant, XIII, vi, 5). It was also here that Aretas, king of Arabia, met Alexander Janneus in battle and defeated him (Ant., XIII, xv, 2). Perhaps the El-Haditheh of today located about three miles east of Lydda or Lod. See HADID.</p>