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Admah

American  
[ad-muh] / ˈæd mə /
Douay Bible, Adama

noun

  1. (in the Bible) one of the cities that was destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah.


Etymology

Origin of Admah

From Hebrew Admāh, of uncertain origin

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This is the name of "Shinab, king of Admah."

From Patriarchal Palestine by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

In this vale were built the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim, and some others.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various

The old name of the king of Admah was thus perpetuated on the eastern side of the Jordan.

From Patriarchal Palestine by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

From History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams

How shall I make thee as Admah, and set thee as Zeboim?

From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Andrew Lee

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