Bible Dictionary
Admah
Admah was one of the cities of the plain, associated with Zeboim and destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah.
Definition
Admah was one of the cities of the plain, or Vale of Siddim, and was associated with Zeboim. It was destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah.
Biblical Usage
Admah is named with the cities of the plain in Genesis, Deuteronomy, and Hosea. Its destruction is presented as an example of judgment.
Historical Background
The name is connected with a root signifying red or earthy. Some have tentatively identified Admah with the city of Adam near the Jordan, but the identification is uncertain.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Earth, one of the five cities of the vale of Siddim (Gen. 10:19). It was destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah (19:24; Deut. 29:23). It is supposed by some to be the same as the Adam of Josh. 3:16, the name of which still lingers in Damieh, the ford of Jordan. (See ZEBOIM.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(earthy, fortress), one of the “cities of the plain,” always coupled with Zeboim. (Genesis 10:19; 14:2,8; 29:23; Hosea 11:8)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ad'-ma ('adhmah): From a root signifying red; one of the Cities of the Plain (Ciccar) (Ge 10:19; 14:2,8; De 29:23; Ho 11:8) upon which Abraham and Lot looked from the heights of Bethel; destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah. Conder tentatively identifies it with the City of Adam referred to in Jos 3:16, and thinks that perhaps the name may be preserved in that of Damieh Ford, near the mouth of the river Jabbok; but that point could not have been in view from Bethel.</p><p>See VALE OF SIDDIM.</p>