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Adummim
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Steep road leading from the plain of Jericho to the hilly country around Jerusalem. It was a part of the boundary between Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:7, 18:17). The name refers to the redness of the material of which the road is made. It is now called Tala'at ed-Dam.
Bibliography:- Buhl, Geographie des Alten Palästina, pp. 75, 98.
G. B. L.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Adummim'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/adummim.html. 1901.