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