Adoraim

Adoraim (Hebrew: אֲדוֹרַיִם ʾĂḏōrayīm), Adora (Ancient Greek: Αδωρά, romanized: Adōrá) or Adurim was an ancient town in the Hebron Hills, southwest of Hebron. It is documented in several ancient sources, including the Bible, the Apocrypha, the Zenon Papyri, and the writings of Josephus.[1] During the Iron Age, Adoraim was a part of the Kingdom of Judah. During the Second Temple period, it was inhabited by Edomites.[2]

Presently, Adoraim corresponds to the Palestinian city of Dura, which has preserved the ancient name.[3][4][5] The nearby Israeli community of Adora is named after the ancient city.

  1. ^ James Orr (1915). The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia. Howard-Severance Company. p. 60.
  2. ^ Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 13.9.1
  3. ^ Armstrong, G. (1895). Names and places in the Old and New Testament and Apocrypha: with their modern identifications (Vol. 14). Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. p. 5
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CRConder was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Kochavi, M. (1974). Khirbet Rabud= Debir. Tel Aviv, 1(1), 2-33.