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Ancient En-Gedi - Map of New Testament Israel

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 Gedi in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

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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En Gedi Scripture - 1 Samuel 24:1

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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En Gedi in Naves Topical Bible

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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En Gedi Scripture - Joshua 15:62

And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages....

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En Gedi in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(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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En Gedi Scripture - 1 Samuel 23:29

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi....

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En Gedi Scripture - Song of Solomon 1:14

My beloved [is] unto me [as] a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi....

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En Gedi in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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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En Gedi in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("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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