pointed, a place in the tribe of Benjamin near Lydda, or Lod, and Ono ( Ezra 2:33 ; Nehemiah 7:37 ). It is identified with the modern el-Haditheh, 3 miles east of Lydda.
(sharp ), a place named, with Lod (Lydda) and Ono, only in the later books of the history. ( Ezra 2:33 ; Nehemiah 7:37 ; 11:34 ) In the time of Eusebius a town called Aditha or Adatha existed to the east of Diospolis (Lydda). This was probably Hadid.
HADID
ha'-did (chadhidh):
A city in Benjamin (Nehemiah 11:33) named with Lod and Ono (Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37), probably identical with Adida Septuagint Hadida) of 1 Macc 12:38; 13:13, "over against the plain," which was fortified by Simon Maccabeus. It is represented by the modern el-Chaditheh, about 3 miles Northeast of Lydda.
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