Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Sacred Scripture Biblical geography

Adommim

ADOMMIM

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ADOMMIM (Hebrew Ma'aleh-Adummim «Ascent of the Reds», i.e., «Red Ascent»). - A locality that marked the northern border of the tribe of Judah with that of Benjamin (Josh. 15:7; 18:18).

It is identified with Tal'at ed-Damm ("ascent of blood"), on the right bank of Wadi el-Qeli, almost halfway between Jerusalem and Jericho. It takes its name from the reddish color of the marl, which extends especially to the left; but, since the winding nature of the road lent itself, in antiquity (Luke 10:30) as in our own days, to acts of brigandage, popular imagination saw in the reddish patches the blood of murdered travelers. Such is the interpretation recorded by St. Jerome (Onom. 25; Epist. 102, 12: PL 22, 887 ff.), and such too is the meaning of the present Arabic name. A tradition places the inn of the good Samaritan in that vicinity (Luke 10:34).

Gaetano M. Perrella

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), coll. 316–317.

More by Gaetano Perrella: Adadremmon (Hebrew Hadadrimmōn) · Aqrabbim (Hebrew Ma'aleh 'Aqrabbim "Ascent of Scorpions") · Acra (Akra: Greek 'Ἄκρα' 'fortress') · Accaron (Hebrew Egrān; Assyrian Amqarrāna) · Aijalon (Hebrew, from root 'Ajjāl "Deer", nearly "Place of Deer")

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Perrella, Gaetano Maria. “Adommim (Ebr. Ma'Aleh-Adummim «Salita dei Rossi», cioè «salita rossa»).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, coll. 316–317. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/adommim-ebr-ma-aleh-adummim-salita-dei-rossi-cioe-salita-rossa.

MLA

Perrella, Gaetano Maria. “Adommim (Ebr. Ma'Aleh-Adummim «Salita dei Rossi», cioè «salita rossa»).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, coll. 316–317. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/adommim-ebr-ma-aleh-adummim-salita-dei-rossi-cioe-salita-rossa.

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  author    = {Perrella, Gaetano Maria},
  title     = {Adommim (Ebr. Ma'Aleh-Adummim «Salita dei Rossi», cioè «salita rossa»)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {316--317},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/adommim-ebr-ma-aleh-adummim-salita-dei-rossi-cioe-salita-rossa}
}

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