Eglaim

Eglaim, a Moabite city whose destruction was prophesied by Isaiah.

The name Eglaim means “drops of the sea”

PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location near Eneglaim only mentioned at Isaiah 15:8; only referred to as Eglaim (אֶגְלַ֫יִם).

Location

Identified as
Rujm el Jilimeh
Certainty
Possible (33% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
Coordinates
31.181° N, 35.713° E
Eglaim
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Glossary entries

Eglaim

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.