An oasis city built by Solomon in the wilderness.
About Tadmor
Ancient city whose name appears in a list of Solomon’s building achievements in 2 Chronicles 8:4. The parallel verse in 1 Kings 9:18 reads “Tamar” in some Hebrew manuscripts and it is uncertain if the same city was intended.
Solomon built or rebuilt a number of cities, including store cities and cities for his horses and chariots. Among the cities mentioned is “Tadmor in the desert.” Tadmor, situated some 140 miles (225.3 kilometers) northeast of Damascus, is mentioned in the records of the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser I (c. 1114–c. 1076 BC).
Key References
He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath.
All Scripture References (2)
1 Kings (1)
Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,
2 Chronicles (1)
He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath.