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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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HADID'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.