Hud Outside Islam
Judaism and Christianity do not venerate Hud as a prophet and as a figure he is absent from the Hebrew Bible. However, there are several pre-Qur'anic references to individuals named Hud or possessing a name which is connected to Hud as well as references to the people of ʿĀd. The name has been linked to several Biblical names. Ammi-Hud is the name of several figures in the Bible. Abi-Hud is the name given for a grandson of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles. The name Hud also appears various ancient inscriptions, most commonly in the Hadhramaut. A Palmyrene inscription, dated to 267-272 C.E., mentions a place or people called "Iyad" and Ptolemy refers to the "Adites". The Book of Genesis also refers to the city of "Admah" as one of the cities of the plain associated with Sodom and Gomorrah. An Assyrian inscription of Sargon II, dated to 710 B.C.E., mentions the Arab tribe of "Ibb-Ad" and Sargon's conquest of "Adu-mu" in Arabia.
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