Adasa
Ancient city · Israel
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 31.833, 35.233
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
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History
Adasa is a place referred to in the book 1 Maccabees, Chapter 7. The Aramaic language name used by the locals is not known, but was probably something like Ḥadaša. According to the passage, it was the site of the Battle of Adasa in year 151 of the Seleucid era, equivalent to 161 BCE. The battle was a victory for Judas Maccabeus's rebels in the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire, and the Greek commander Nicanor died in battle.