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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71289" /> == | |||
<p> Adora'im. (double mound). A fortified city built by Rehoboam, 2 Chronicles 11:9, in Judah. [[Adoraim]] is probably the same place with Adora, 1Ma 13:20, unless that be Dor, on the seacoast below Carmel. Robinson identifies it with Dura, a "large village" on a rising ground west of Hebron. </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49324" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> ADORAIM </strong> ( 2 Chronicles 11:9 ). A city of [[Judah]] fortified by [[Rehoboam]] on the S.W. of his mountain kingdom; now Dûra, a small village at the edge of the mountains W. of Hebron. </p> | |||
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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34305" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34305" /> == | ||
<p> A fortress built by | <p> A fortress built by Rehoboam in Judah (2 Chronicles 11:9). Probably now Dura, a large village on a rising ground W. of Hebron. </p> | ||
== | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15515" /> == | ||
< | <p> A town in the south of Judah, fortified by Rehoboam, 2 Chronicles 11:9 . Robinson has identified it with the modern Dura, a large village five miles west by south from Hebron. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64746" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64746" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Fortified city built by Rehoboam. 2 Chronicles 11:9 . It is identified with <i> [[Dura]] </i> , a large village which lies to the west of Hebron, 31 31' N, 35 1' E. </p> | ||
== | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38418" /> == | ||
2 Chronicles 11:9[[Rehoboam]] | |||
== | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17922" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> (Heb. Adora’ yim, אֲוֹרִיַם , two mounds or dwellings; Sept. Ἀδωραϊ v μ v. r. Ἀδωραί ), a town, doubtless in the south-west of Judah, since it is enumerated along with [[Hebron]] and [[Mareshah]] as one of the cities fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:9). Under the name of [[Adora]] it is apparently mentioned in the [[Apocrypha]] (ςΑδωρα, 1 [[Maccabees]] 13:20), and also often by [[Josephus]] (ςΑδωρα or Δῶρα, Ant. 8:10, 1; 13:6, 5; 15, 4; War, 1, 2, 6; 8, 4), who usually connects it with Maressa, as cities of the later [[Idumaea]] (see Reland, Paloest. p. 547). It was captured by [[Hyrcanus]] at the same time with Maressa, and rebuilt by [[Gabinius]] (Joseph. Ant. 13, 9, 1; 14:5, 3). Dr. Robinson discovered the site under the name of Dura, a large village without ruins, five miles W. by S. from Hebron, on the eastern slope of a cultivated hill, with olive-groves and fields of grain all around (Researches, 3, 2-5; comp. Schwarz, Palest. p. 113). </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_14848" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_14848" /> == | ||
<p> Adora´im, a town in the south of Judah, enumerated along with | <p> Adora´im, a town in the south of Judah, enumerated along with Hebron and Mareshah, as one of the cities fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:9). This town does not occur in any writer after Josephus, until the recent researches of Dr. Robinson, who discovered it under the name of Dura, the first feeble letter having been dropped. It is situated five miles W. by S. from Hebron, and is a large village, seated on the eastern slope of a cultivated hill, with olive-groves and fields of grain all around. There are no ruins. </p> | ||
== | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_701" /> == | ||
<p> ( | <p> '''''ad''''' -'''''o''''' -'''''rā´im''''' ( אדורים , <i> ''''''ădhōrayim''''' </i> , "a pair of knolls," perhaps): One of several cities in Judah that were fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:9 ). The name appears in Josephus and in 1 Macc as Adora or [[Dora]] or Dor. Its location is indicated in general by that of the other cities which the record in Chronicles groups with it. Common consent identifies it with Dura, about five miles West by South of Hebron. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="term_71289"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/adoraim Adoraim from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_49324"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/adoraim Adoraim from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_34305"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/adoraim Adoraim from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_34305"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/adoraim Adoraim from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_15515"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/adoraim Adoraim from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_64746"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/adoraim Adoraim from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_64746"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/adoraim Adoraim from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_38418"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/adoraim Adoraim from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_17922"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/adoraim Adoraim from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_14848"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/adoraim Adoraim from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_14848"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/adoraim Adoraim from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_701"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/adoraim Adoraim from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 14:43, 12 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Adora'im. (double mound). A fortified city built by Rehoboam, 2 Chronicles 11:9, in Judah. Adoraim is probably the same place with Adora, 1Ma 13:20, unless that be Dor, on the seacoast below Carmel. Robinson identifies it with Dura, a "large village" on a rising ground west of Hebron.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
ADORAIM ( 2 Chronicles 11:9 ). A city of Judah fortified by Rehoboam on the S.W. of his mountain kingdom; now Dûra, a small village at the edge of the mountains W. of Hebron.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
A fortress built by Rehoboam in Judah (2 Chronicles 11:9). Probably now Dura, a large village on a rising ground W. of Hebron.
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [4]
A town in the south of Judah, fortified by Rehoboam, 2 Chronicles 11:9 . Robinson has identified it with the modern Dura, a large village five miles west by south from Hebron.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]
Fortified city built by Rehoboam. 2 Chronicles 11:9 . It is identified with Dura , a large village which lies to the west of Hebron, 31 31' N, 35 1' E.
Holman Bible Dictionary [6]
2 Chronicles 11:9Rehoboam
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Heb. Adora’ yim, אֲוֹרִיַם , two mounds or dwellings; Sept. Ἀδωραϊ v μ v. r. Ἀδωραί ), a town, doubtless in the south-west of Judah, since it is enumerated along with Hebron and Mareshah as one of the cities fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:9). Under the name of Adora it is apparently mentioned in the Apocrypha (ςΑδωρα, 1 Maccabees 13:20), and also often by Josephus (ςΑδωρα or Δῶρα, Ant. 8:10, 1; 13:6, 5; 15, 4; War, 1, 2, 6; 8, 4), who usually connects it with Maressa, as cities of the later Idumaea (see Reland, Paloest. p. 547). It was captured by Hyrcanus at the same time with Maressa, and rebuilt by Gabinius (Joseph. Ant. 13, 9, 1; 14:5, 3). Dr. Robinson discovered the site under the name of Dura, a large village without ruins, five miles W. by S. from Hebron, on the eastern slope of a cultivated hill, with olive-groves and fields of grain all around (Researches, 3, 2-5; comp. Schwarz, Palest. p. 113).
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [8]
Adora´im, a town in the south of Judah, enumerated along with Hebron and Mareshah, as one of the cities fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:9). This town does not occur in any writer after Josephus, until the recent researches of Dr. Robinson, who discovered it under the name of Dura, the first feeble letter having been dropped. It is situated five miles W. by S. from Hebron, and is a large village, seated on the eastern slope of a cultivated hill, with olive-groves and fields of grain all around. There are no ruins.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [9]
ad -o -rā´im ( אדורים , 'ădhōrayim , "a pair of knolls," perhaps): One of several cities in Judah that were fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:9 ). The name appears in Josephus and in 1 Macc as Adora or Dora or Dor. Its location is indicated in general by that of the other cities which the record in Chronicles groups with it. Common consent identifies it with Dura, about five miles West by South of Hebron.
References
- ↑ Adoraim from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Adoraim from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Adoraim from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Adoraim from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Adoraim from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Adoraim from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Adoraim from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Adoraim from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
- ↑ Adoraim from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
