Adullamite

An inhabitant of the city of Adullam (Gen 38:1, Gen 38:12, Gen 38:20).

Named in the Bible

3 verses

  • Genesis 38:1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
  • Genesis 38:12 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
  • Genesis 38:20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.