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One of the royal [[Text:EBD:City|cities ]] of the [[Text:EBD:Canaanites|Canaanites]], now `Aid-el-ma (Josh. 12:15; 15:35). It stood on the old [[Text:EBD:wikipedia:Ancient Rome|Roman ]] [[Road|road ]] in the [[Text:EBD:Valley|valley ]] of [[Text:EBD:Elah|Elah ]] (q.v.), which was the scene of [[Text:EBD:David|David]]'s memorable victory over [[Text:EBD:Goliath|Goliath ]] (1 Sam. 17:2), and not far from [[Text:EBD:Gath|Gath]]. It was one of the towns which [[Text:EBD:Rehoboam|Rehoboam ]] fortified against [[Text:EBD:Egypt|Egypt ]] (2 Chr. 11:7). It was called "the [[Text:EBD:Glory|glory ]] of [[Text:EBD:Israel|Israel]]" (Micah 1:15).

The [[Text:EBD:wikipedia:Cave of Adullam |Cave of Adullam]] has been discovered about 2 miles south of the scene of David's triumph, and about 13 miles west from [[Bethlehem|Bethlehem]]. At this place is a hill some 500 feet high pierced with numerous caverns, in one of which David gathered together "every one that was in distress, and every one that was in [[Debt|debt]], and every one that was discontented" (1 Sam. 22:2). Some of these caverns are large enough to hold 200 or 300 men. According to [[Text:EBD:Tradition|tradition ]] this cave was at Wady Khureitun, between Bethlehem and the [[Text:EBD:Dead Sea|Dead Sea]], but this view cannot be well maintained.

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