Cave of Adullam

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The Cave of Adullam was originally an underground cavern and/or fortress (*) referred to in the Old Testament, near the town of Adullam, in which David, already anointed to succeed Saul as king, sought refuge from the latter (e.g. 1 Samuel 22 ff).

The cave is the source of the term Adullamites, which is used generally to refer to groups of political outsiders plotting their comeback or the overthrow of the status quo, especially after recent defeat. The term originated as a derisory name for a dissident faction within the British Liberal party during the Victorian era.

(*) The word for cave is usually used but the word for fortress, which has a similar appearance in writing, is used as well. Of course, given that this was a bandits' hideout, it would be reasonable to describe this as a fortified cave.