Bible Location
Meaning: earthy; red · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Adam was the Jordan-side city beside which the river's waters piled up when Israel crossed under Joshua. It is important because it marks one of the most dramatic miracles of entry into the land. First appears in Josh 3:16.1
Place meaning
earthy; red
Coordinates
32.10, 35.56
First appears
Josh 3:16
AI summary: Adam matters because it gives a precise point to the miracle at the Jordan. The stopping of the waters there frames Israel's crossing as both historical and theologically charged, linking geography with divine intervention.1
Place meaning
earthy; red
Latitude
32.10
Longitude
35.56
Bible references
1
Is referred to in Josh. 3:16. It stood “beside Zarethan,” on the west bank of Jordan (1 Kings 4:12). At this city the flow of the water was arrested and rose up “upon an heap” at the time of the Israelites’ passing over (Josh. 3:16). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Josh |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.