Bible Location

Admah

Meaning: earthy; red; bloody · 5 cross references · Modern-day map available

Admah was one of the cities of the plain associated with Sodom and Gomorrah. It is important because it appears in the traditions of destruction and later becomes a prophetic image of judgment narrowly restrained by divine compassion. First appears in Gen 10:19.1

Place meaning

earthy; red; bloody

Coordinates

31.12, 35.41

First appears

Gen 10:19

AI summary: Admah is remembered not for a long independent history but for its place among the doomed cities of the plain. In Genesis and Deuteronomy it belongs to the stock memory of catastrophic judgment, standing alongside Sodom and Gomorrah as an example of utter overthrow. Yet Hosea's reference gives the name added depth by invoking Admah in the context of God's reluctance to give his people over completely. The cross references present Admah as both a warning from the past and a rhetorical image of judgment held in tension with mercy.1

Place meaning

earthy; red; bloody

Latitude

31.12

Longitude

35.41

Bible references

5