Adami-nekeb
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Adami-nekeb according to the Revised Version
, or Adami-hannekeb , i.e. the pass Adami, is mentioned in as a passage on the frontier of Naphtali
. The Vulgate gives Adami quae est Neceb, while the King James Version translates as two separate names, "Adami" and "Nekeb", as does the Septuagint: ΑΡΜΕ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΒΩΚ (B), or ΑΡΜΑΙ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΚΕΒ (A
). The Jerusalem Talmud
(Meg. 11) also divides the expression, Adami being represented as Damin, and Hannekeb as Caidatah. Adolf Neubauer
and George Adam Smith
identify Adami with Damieh, 5 miles west of Tiberias, the site proposed by the Palestine Exploration
Survey for the ‘fenced city’ Adamah of Joshua 19:36.
This, notes T. K. Cheyne
, seems too far south considering that the ‘tree of Bezaanim’ (see Bezaanannim) was close to Kedesh
, while Janbeel appears to have been a north Galilean
fortress. These are the two localities between which Adami-nekeb is mentioned in Joshua
19:33. It is probable that the name Nkbu in the Karnak
list of Thotmes
111 means the pass Adami.
Revised Version
The Revised Version of the Bible is a late 19th-century British revision of the King James Version of 1611. It was the first and remains the only officially authorized and recognized revision of the King James Bible. The work was entrusted to over 50 scholars from various denominations in Britain...
, or Adami-hannekeb , i.e. the pass Adami, is mentioned in as a passage on the frontier of Naphtali
Naphtali
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
. The Vulgate gives Adami quae est Neceb, while the King James Version translates as two separate names, "Adami" and "Nekeb", as does the Septuagint: ΑΡΜΕ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΒΩΚ (B), or ΑΡΜΑΙ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΚΕΒ (A
Codex Alexandrinus
The Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th century manuscript of the Greek Bible,The Greek Bible in this context refers to the Bible used by Greek-speaking Christians who lived in Egypt and elsewhere during the early history of Christianity...
). The Jerusalem Talmud
Jerusalem Talmud
The Jerusalem Talmud, talmud meaning "instruction", "learning", , is a collection of Rabbinic notes on the 2nd-century Mishnah which was compiled in the Land of Israel during the 4th-5th century. The voluminous text is also known as the Palestinian Talmud or Talmud de-Eretz Yisrael...
(Meg. 11) also divides the expression, Adami being represented as Damin, and Hannekeb as Caidatah. Adolf Neubauer
Adolf Neubauer
Adolf Neubauer was sublibrarian at the Bodleian Library and reader in Rabbinic Hebrew at Oxford University....
and George Adam Smith
George Adam Smith
George Adam Smith , Scottish theologian, was born in Calcutta, where his father, George Smith, C.I.E., was then Principal of the Doveton College, a boys' school....
identify Adami with Damieh, 5 miles west of Tiberias, the site proposed by the Palestine Exploration
Palestine Exploration Fund
The Palestine Exploration Fund is a British society often simply known as the PEF. It was founded in 1865 and is still functioning today. Its initial object was to carry out surveys of the topography and ethnography of Ottoman Palestine with a remit that fell somewhere between an expeditionary...
Survey for the ‘fenced city’ Adamah of Joshua 19:36.
This, notes T. K. Cheyne
Thomas Kelly Cheyne
Thomas Kelly Cheyne was an English divine and Biblical critic. He was born in London and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, London, and Oxford University....
, seems too far south considering that the ‘tree of Bezaanim’ (see Bezaanannim) was close to Kedesh
Kedesh
The ruins of the ancient Canaanite village of Kedesh are located within the modern Kibbutz Malkiya in Israel on the Israeli-Lebanese border....
, while Janbeel appears to have been a north Galilean
Galilee
Galilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee , Lower Galilee , and Western Galilee , extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the...
fortress. These are the two localities between which Adami-nekeb is mentioned in Joshua
Book of Joshua
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and of the Old Testament. Its 24 chapters tell of the entry of the Israelites into Canaan, their conquest and division of the land under the leadership of Joshua, and of serving God in the land....
19:33. It is probable that the name Nkbu in the Karnak
History of the Karnak Temple complex
The history of the Karnak Temple complex is largely the history of Thebes. The city does not appear to have been of any significance before the Eleventh Dynasty, and any temple building here would have been relatively small and unimportant, with any shrines being dedicated to the early god of...
list of Thotmes
Thutmose
Thutmose is an Anglicization of the Egyptian name dhwty-ms, usually translated as "Born of the god Thoth". It may refer to several individuals from the 18th Dynasty:*Thutmose I, third pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty*Thutmose II Thutmose (also rendered Thutmosis, Tuthmose, Tutmosis, Thothmes,...
111 means the pass Adami.