A border town in the territory of Asher.
Amad
Named in 1 verse of Joshua, first in Joshua 19:26.
עַמְעָדAmad
The name means “people of witness; a prey.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Amad Written by AI
Amad is mentioned in Joshua 19:26 as one of the towns on the border of the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher. It is listed along with other towns such as Allammelech, Misheal, and Shihor-libnath, indicating its location in the western part of Galilee, near the Mediterranean coast. The exact site of Amad is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the vicinity of the modern-day village of Umm el-Amad, approximately 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Acre. As a border town, Amad would have marked the extent of Asher's territory and may have served as a defensive outpost.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
33.019, 35.174 See it on a map
Where the Bible names it
- Joshua 19:26
Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.