ADUMMIM ə dum’ ĭm (אֲדֻמִּ֔ים, perhaps meaning red rocks.) A pass about six m. SW of Jericho which was possibly used as a trade route at an early date. It leads from the Jordan Valley in the vicinity of Jericho to the hill country, including Jerusalem. It has continued as a part of the road between these two cities down to present times. It was a part of Judah’s northern boundary (Josh 15:7) and was used as a point of reference in establishing the location of Geliloth on Benjamin’s southern border (18:17).

Eusebius notes a Maledomni (from ma’alê-adum-mîm) while Jerome likewise lists Adommim as a stronghold midway between Jericho and Jerusalem. Today it is called the “Inn of the Good Samaritan” (Luke 10:34). The Arab. name for the pass is Tal’at ed-Damm, the ascent of blood. The reference is prob. to the red marl formations, not to the wounded traveler.