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ad´a -sa ( Ἀδασά , Adasá ; the King James Version Adarsa ): A town less than four miles from Beth-horon (30 furlongs Ant , XII , x, 5; 1 Macc 7:40) and a day's journey from Gazara (1 Macc 7:45), where Judas Maccabee defeated and killed Nicanor, a general of Demetrius (1 Macc 7:40ff). The ruin of Adaseh near Gibeon (SWP , III, XVII ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Adasa'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/a/adasa.html. 1915.

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