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Bible Encyclopedias
Adithaim
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or (Heb. Aditha’ yim, עֲדַיתִיַם , double prey or double ornament; Sept. Ἀδιαθάϊμ, but some copies omit; Vulg. Adithaim), a town in the plain of Judah, mentioned between Sharaim and Gederah (Joshua 15:36). Eusebius (Onomast. s.v.) mentions two places of the name of Adatha (Ἀδαθά, Jerome, Aditha and Adia), one near Gaza, and the other near Diospolis (Lydda); the former being commonly supposed to be the same with Adithaim, and the latter with Hadid; and probably corresponding respectively to the two places called Adida (q.v.) by Josephus. Schwarz (Palest. p. 102) accordingly thinks that Adithaim is represented by the modern village Eddis, 5 Eng. miles east of Gaza (comp. Robinson’ s Researches, 2, 370 sq.); but this is too far from the associated localities of the same group, (See TRIBE),which require a position not far from Moneisin, a village with traces of antiquity, about 5 miles south of Ekron (Van de Velde, Memoir, p. 114).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Adithaim'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/adithaim.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
