Engedi
Engedi (or Hazazon-tamar), an oasis in Judah where David sought refuge from Saul, also the site of Chedorlaomer's victory.
The name Engedi means “eye, or fountain, of the goat, or of happiness”
PlaceOld Testament6 books7 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 15:62; referred to as Engedi (עֵין גֶּ֫דִי) or Hazazon-tamar (חַצֲצֹן תָּמָר).
Location
- Identified as
- Ein Gedi
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.450° N, 35.383° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חַצֲצֹן תָּמָרHazazon-tamar
- עֵין גֶּ֫דִיEngedi
Mentions
- Genesis 14:7חַצֲצֹן תָּמָר · Hazazon-tamarThen they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
- Joshua 15:62עֵין גֶּ֫דִי · EngediNibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
- 1 Samuel 23:29עֵין גֶּ֫דִי · EngediAnd David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
- 1 Samuel 24:1עֵין גֶּ֫דִי · EngediAfter Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:2עֵין גֶּ֫דִי · Engedi; חַצֲצֹן תָּמָר · Hazazon-tamarThen some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
- Song of Solomon 1:14עֵין גֶּ֫דִי · EngediMy beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
- Ezekiel 47:10עֵין גֶּ֫דִי · EngediFishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.