Atlas Biblica

    place

    Amad

    עַמְעָד

    Amad, a town on the boundary of Asher's territory.

    Where the story of Amad happensWhere the gazetteer locates Amad, framed to them: Amad. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Amad
    Where the gazetteer locates Amad
    verses
    1
    first named
    Joshua 19:26
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.73°N · 35.17°E
    identified with
    Umm al Amad (OpenBible)
    settlement32.73°N · 35.17°E

    Umm al Amad (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Amad in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Amad is mentioned in Joshua 19:26 as one of the towns on the border of the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher. It is listed along with other towns such as Allammelech, Misheal, and Shihor-libnath, indicating its location in the western part of Galilee, near the Mediterranean coast. The exact site of Amad is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the vicinity of the modern-day village of Umm el-Amad, approximately 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Acre. As a border town, Amad would have marked the extent of Asher's territory and may have served as a defensive outpost.

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    1. Joshua1 verse

      19:26

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