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Biblical place

Where was Adummim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Adummim.

First appears in Joshua 15:7 · 1 books · 2 chapters

Overview

The red ones, a place apparently on the road between Jericho and Jerusalem, “on the south side of the torrent” Wady Kelt, looking toward Gilgal, mentioned Josh. 15:7; 18:17. Modern identification: Adummim.

Adummim is represented in the local geography layer as Adummim. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:7 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 10 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Adummim today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Adummim is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Adummim is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Adummim

31.817°N · 35.362°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions