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Adam, the city of

Places & Geography • Old Testament
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.
Biblical Usage
Joshua 3:16 records that the Jordan’s flow was arrested at Adam when Israel crossed the river.
Scripture References
Joshua 3:16 1 Kings 4:12