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Adummim
ADUMMIM (a-dŭm'ĭm, Heb. ’ădhummîm, perhaps red spots). A pass, the ascent of Addummim, on the road between Jerusalem and Jericho (
ADUMMIM ə dum’ ĭm (אֲדֻמִּ֔ים, perhaps meaning red rocks.) A pass about six m. SW of Jericho which was possibly used as a trade route at an early date. It leads from the Jordan Valley in the vicinity of Jericho to the hill country, including Jerusalem. It has continued as a part of the road between these two cities down to present times. It was a part of Judah’s northern boundary (
Eusebius notes a Maledomni (from ma’alê-adum-mîm) while Jerome likewise lists Adommim as a stronghold midway between Jericho and Jerusalem. Today it is called the “Inn of the Good Samaritan” (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
"The ascent of Adummim" is one of the numerous landmarks mentioned in defining the northern border of Judah westward from the mouth of the Jordan to Jerusalem, and in defining the southern border of Benjamin eastward from Jerusalem to the mouth of the Jordan (
Willis J. Beecher