Place Old Testament
Adam
Adam, a city beside the Jordan, where the river was stopped for Israel's crossing. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 3:16.
Why it matters. A city near the Jordan River.
- Primary passages
- Location
- 32.098, 35.565 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Adam
Adam is mentioned in Joshua 3:16 as a city near the Jordan River, in connection with the miraculous crossing of the Israelites into the Promised Land. When the priests bearing the Ark of the Covenant stepped into the Jordan, the river stopped flowing and piled up in a heap a great distance away at Adam, allowing the Israelites to cross on dry ground. The exact location of Adam is uncertain, but it is described as being beside Zarethan, which is believed to be near the confluence of the Jabbok and Jordan Rivers, roughly 30 miles (48 km) north of Jericho. The damming of the Jordan at Adam demonstrates God's power and faithfulness in enabling Israel to enter the Promised Land.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Joshua (1 verse)