A city in the southern kingdom of Judah, which was strengthened by King Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:9). The two cities of Adoraim and Mareshah later joined together to make Idumea. In 1 Maccabees 13:20 it is called Adora. It is modern-day Dura, south of Hebron.
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Adoraim
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