Places in the Bible Today:

Adullam

Data

Translated Names	Adullam, Adullamite
Type	settlement
Geo Data	KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

Khirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur (modern): 75% confidence
1. Khirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur
Khirbet Id el Minya (modern): less than 10% confidence
1. Khirbet Id el Minya

Verses (9)

Gen-Deut (1): Gen 38:1
Josh-Ruth (2): Josh 12:15, 15:35
1Sam-Esth (5): 1Sam 22:1; 2Sam 23:13; 1Chr 11:15; 2Chr 11:7; Neh 11:30
Job-Mal (1): Mic 1:15

Linked Data Identifiers

Source	Identifier
Biblemapper.com	110
Logos Factbook	Adullam
OpenBible.info (2007)	Adullam
OpenBible.info	af82614 (Adullam)
TIPNR	Adullam@Jos.12.15
UBS Names Database	ot ID_2130
Wikidata	Q2914860

Sources

Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 429
Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Adullam (place)
Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Adullam
Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Places (1995)
Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Adullam
Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 142
Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Adullam
ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 12:15; 22:1-2
Gordon, I and II Samuel (1986): 1Sam 22:1
Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Adullam
Hamilton, Genesis (1995): 38:1
HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Adullam
HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Adullam
IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Adullam
IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Gen 38:1; Josh 12:15; 1Sam 22:1
Matthews, Genesis (1996, 2005): 38:1
McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 178
New Bible Dictionary (1996): Adullam
New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Adullam
Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Adullam
Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Adullam
Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Adullam
Wenham, Genesis (1987, 1994): 38:1
Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Adullam
Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:35
Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 12:15; 1Sam 22:1; Mic 1:14-15
Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 90

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others (in this case, Khirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur), then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

Thumbnail Image Credits

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About

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.