A town east of the Jordan River, near Zarethan, close to where the Israelites crossed the river (Joshua 3:16).
About Adam
A city on the Jordan River. When Joshua led the Israelites across the river, God made the river dry up, from Adam to the Dead Sea, so the people could cross on dry land (Joshua 3:16). Adam is modern-day Tell ed-Damiyeh.
Key References
the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
All Scripture References (1)
Joshua (1)
the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.