How many times is Adullam mentioned in the Bible?
The word Adullam appears 8 times in the King James Version, in 8 verses. Counting every form (Adullam, Adullamite), it appears 11 times in 11 verses across 8 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Adullam 8 times (11 with every form).
Adullam in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Adullam counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Adullam | 8 | 8 |
| Adullamite | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 11 |
What the name Adullam means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Adullam as "their testimony; their prey; their ornament".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Adullam most
Adullam appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (3), then Joshua (2) and 1 Samuel (1).
First and last mention of Adullam
And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
Common questions
How many times is Adullam in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 11 of the 11 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Adullam appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (3), then Joshua (2) and 1 Samuel (1).
Where is Adullam first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 38:1: "And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah." The last is Micah 1:15.
What does the name Adullam mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Adullam as "their testimony; their prey; their ornament".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.