En Gedi
EN-GE`DI (fountain of the goat), A town of Judah on the
western shore of the Dead Sea, Josh 15:62 ; Ezek. 47:10.
Originally called Hazazon Tamar on account of its palm-
groves, 2 Chron. 20:2 ; Ecclus. 24:14. It is identified by
the fountain of Ain Jidy, on an elevation some four hundred
feet above the sea, Gen. 14:7 ; 1 Sam. 24:1-4. Its
vineya...
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en'-ge-di, en-ge'-di (`en gedhi, "fountain of the kid"):
Identical with the present Ain Jidi. According to 2 Ch 20:2
it is the same as Hazazon-tamar, mentioned in Gen 14:7 as
occupied by the Amorites and as having been attacked by
Chedorlaomer after leaving Kadesh and El Paran on his way to
the Vale of Siddim. The place is situated upon the We...
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Called HAZEZON-TAMAR
-A city allotted to the tribe of Judah
Jos 15:62
-Built by the Amorites
Ge 14:7; 2Ch 20:2
-Famous for its vineyards
So 1:14
-Wilderness of, in the vicinity of the Dead Sea
-David uses as a stronghold
1Sa 23:29; 24
-Cave of
1Sa 24:3...
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(fount of the kid), a town in the wilderness of Judah, Jos
15:62 on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Eze 47:10 Its
original name was Hazezon-tamar, on account of the palm groves
which surrounded it. 2Ch 20:2 Its site is about the middle of
the western shore of the lake, at the fountain of Ain Jidy,
from which the place gets its name. It was ...
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fountain of the kid, place in the wilderness of Judah (Josh.
15:62), on the western shore of the Dead Sea (Ezek.
47:10), and
nearly equidistant from both extremities. To the
wilderness near
this town David fled for fear of Saul (Josh. 15:62;
1 Sam.
23:29). It was at first called Hazezon-tamar (Gen.
14:7), a city
of the Amorites.
The viney...
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("fountain of the kid or goat".) A town W. of the Dead Sea
(Ezekiel 47:10), in the wilderness of Judah (Joshua 15:62).
"The wilderness of Engedi" is explained as" the rocks of the
wild goats" (1 Samuel 24:4). Abounding in caves on the road
to Jerusalem where David found Saul. Originally Hazazon
Tamar, "the felling of the palm," palm groves bei...
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And it shall come to pass, [that] the fishers shall stand upon
it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a [place] to
spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their
kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many....
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Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There
cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on
this side Syria; and, behold, they [be] in Hazazontamar, which
[is] Engedi....
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And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the
Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David [is]
in the wilderness of Engedi....
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