Adasa
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Smith's 1863ISBE 1915
Smith's 1863
(new), a place in Judea, about four miles from Beth-horon. 1Ma 7:40,45 [HADASHAH]
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain
ISBE 1915
ad'-a-sa (Adasa; the King James Version Adarsa): A town less than four miles from Beth-horon (30 furlongs Ant, XII, x, 5; 1 Macc 7:40) and a day's journey from Gazara (1 Macc 7:45), where Judas Maccabee defeated and killed Nicanor, a general of Demetrius (1 Macc 7:40 ff). The ruin of Adaseh near Gibeon (SWP, III, XVII).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
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Sources
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain