Adullam
A place in the Bible
A town in the hills of Judah, west of Bethlehem. In the Douay-Rheims it is called “Odollam.”
What happened here
- Judah: Judah, the son of Jacob, left his brothers and went to live near a man from Adullam named Hirah.
- His friend: Judah went with Hirah the Adullamite to shear his sheep.
Today
It was in the hills of Judah, not far from Gath, a city of the Philistines.
Where it appears in the Bible
Genesis 38:1; Genesis 38:12
What the Bible says
Genesis 38:1
At that time Juda went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Odollamite, named Hiras.
Genesis 38:12
And after many days were past, the daughter of Sue the wife of Juda died: and when he had taken comfort after his mourning, he went up to Thamnas, to the shearers of his sheep, he and Hiras the Odollamite the shepherd of his flock.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), “Adullam”