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What were Admah and Zeboiim in the Bible?

Answered from the commentary of Morrish Bible Dictionary, William Kelly, W. W. Fereday and 1 other

Admah and Zeboiim were two of the five cities of the plain, near the Dead Sea. They joined Sodom and Gomorrah in rebelling against Chedorlaomer, and their people were carried away in the war before Abraham rescued them. They were later destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah by fire from heaven, and their overthrow became a warning of judgment. The commentators agree on this; they do not identify the sites of either city.

Verses: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 32:32, Hosea 11:8

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Morrish Bible DictionaryBible Dictionary A 1

One of the cities in the plains of Jordan destroyed with Sodom and. Gomorrah. Deut. 29:23. It was subject to Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, but its king revolted. In the war that followed all were carried away including Lot, but Abraham pursued and recovered all. Gen. 10:19; Gen. 14:8. Jehovah, when speaking of His fierce anger against Ephraim said, "How shall I make thee as Admah?" Hosea 11:8.

Verses

  • Genesis 10:19And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as one goes to Gerar, up to Gazah; as one goes to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, up to Lesha.
  • Genesis 14:2[that] they made war with Bera the king of Sodom, and with Birsha the king of Gomorrah, Shinab the king of Admah, and Shemeber the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
  • Genesis 14:8And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar, went out, and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim,
  • Deuteronomy 29:23[that] the whole ground thereof is brimstone and salt, [and] burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, and no grass groweth in it, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim, which Jehovah overthrew in his anger and in his fury
  • Deuteronomy 32:32For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah Their grapes are grapes of poison, Bitter are their clusters;
  • Hosea 11:8How shall I give thee over, Ephraim? [how] shall I deliver thee up, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? [how] shall I set thee as Zeboim? My heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.