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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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the city of
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This city was situated somewhere in the vicinity, west of the lake Asphaltites; and supposed by some to be the same as Zoar. |
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En-gedi
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En-gedi, or Hazazon-Tamar, was situated, according to Eusebius, in the desert west of the Dead Sea. Josephus says it was 300 stadia from Jerusalem, and not far from the lake Asphaltites; and consequently it could not have been far from Jericho and the mouth of the Jordan. It was celebrated for the abundance of its palm-trees. 1Sa 23:29; 2Ch 20:2 |
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1Sa 23:29 |
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi. |
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2Ch 20:2 |
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. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Joshua 15:62," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Jos/15/62.html>.
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