According to the Bible, Admah (Heb. אַדְמָה) was one of the
five cities of the
Vale of Siddim. It was destroyed along with
Sodom and Gomorrah
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. It is supposed by
William F. Albright to be the same as the "Adam" of . The location of Admah is unknown,
although
Bryant G. Wood a proponent of the southern theory for the Cities of the Plain identified the site with
Numeira, but later changed it to Khirbat al-Khanazir Jordan, although it was only a cemetery during the Bronze Age and proponents of the northern theory for the Cities of the Plain identify the site with
Tel Nimrin, Jordan.
The town is mentioned figuratively in the
Bible
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, in Deuteronomy and
Book of Hosea.
There has also been some conjecture that Admah is mentioned in the
Ebla tablets as the Eblaite word "ad-ma" or "ad-mu-utki" = (Town of) Admah.
[contra. Thomas O'Toole]
Ebla Tablets: No Biblical Claims
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See also
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah () were two legendary biblical cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28). They are mentioned frequ ...
- two of the five "cities of the plain"
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Zeboim - one of the five "cities of the plain"
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Zoar, former Bela - one of the five "cities of the plain"
References
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Torah cities
Destroyed cities