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<p> An oasis, a spot of rare beauty, once a place of palm-trees, 23 m. W. of the N. end of the Dead Sea. </p> | <p> [[Fountain]] of the kid, 1 [[Samuel]] 24:1,3; called also Hazezon-Tamar, that is, the city of palm-trees, there being great numbers of palm-trees around it, [[Genesis]] 14:7 2 [[Chronicles]] 20:1,2 . It stood near the middle of the western shore of the [[Dead]] sea, twenty-five or thirty miles south- east of Jerusalem, in the edge of the loftiest part of the wilderness of Judea, a region full of rocks and caverns, 1 Samuel 23:29 [[Ezekiel]] 47:10 . [[See]] cut in [[Song]] of Song of [[Solomon]] 1:14 . </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31360" /> == | |||
[[Joshua]] 15:62Ezekiel 47:10Joshua 15:621 [[Samuel]] 23:29Genesis 14:7 <p> The vineyards of [[Engedi]] were celebrated in Solomon's time (Song of [[Solomon]] 1:4 ). It is the modern 'Ain Jidy. The "fountain" from which it derives its name rises on the mountain side about 600 feet above the sea, and in its rapid descent spreads luxuriance all around it. [[Along]] its banks the osher grows abundantly. That shrub is thus described by Porter: "The stem is stout, measuring sometimes nearly a foot in diameter, and the plant grows to the height of 15 feet or more. It has a grayish bark and long oval leaves, which when broken off discharge a milky fluid. The fruit resembles an apple, and hangs in clusters of two or three. When ripe it is of a rich yellow colour, but on being pressed it explodes like a puff-ball. It is chiefly filled with air...This is the so-called 'apple of Sodom.'" Through Samaria, etc. (See [[Apple]] .) </p> | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35293" /> == | |||
<p> ("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 being then around though now none remain (2 [[Chronicles]] 20:2). [[About]] the middle of the western side of the sea. The fountain [[Ain]] Jidy is about 500 ft. above the plain and Dead Sea, and 1500 ft. below the top of the cliffs, bursting from the limestone rock down the deep descent amidst banks of acacia, mimosa, and lotus. The temperature at the spring head on a cool day [[Conder]] found 83 Fahr. (Palestine Exploration, August, 1875.) </p> <p> When full it crosses the plain direct to the sea; but most of the year it is absorbed in the dry soil. The four kings of whom [[Chedorlaomer]] was chief attacked the [[Amorites]] here, and were in turn attacked by the five kings of [[Canaan]] in the adjoining vale of Siddim. The route of the [[Moabites]] and [[Ammonites]] invading [[Jehoshaphat]] was by Engedi, and still the marauding hordes from [[Moab]] pass round the S. of the Dead Sea along the western shore to Ain Jidy, and then westward wherever hope of plunder presents itself. The [[Song]] of [[Solomon]] (Song of Solomon 1:14) celebrates Engedi's vineyards and clusters of "camphire," i.e. hennah flowers, white and yellow softly blended, wherewith [[Jewish]] maidens decked themselves. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39927" /> == | |||
[[Song]] of [[Solomon]] 1:14 <p> Engedi, also called Hazazon-tamar (2 [[Chronicles]] 20:2 ), was inhabited by [[Amorites]] in the time of [[Abraham]] and was subjugated by [[Chedorlaomer]] (Genesis 14:7 ). [[In]] the tribal allotments, it was given to [[Judah]] and was in the district of Judah known as the wilderness district (Joshua 15:62 ). When [[David]] was fleeing from Saul, he hid in the area of [[Engedi]] (1 [[Samuel]] 23:29 ). [[Saul]] was in a cave near Engedi when David cut off a piece of his robe but spared his life (1 Samuel 24:1 ). During the reign of Jehoshaphat, Moabites, Ammonites, and others gathered at Engedi to attack Judah (2 Chronicles 20:1-2 ). </p> <p> [[Recent]] excavations at Engedi have uncovered a fortress belonging to the period of the monarchy, a workshop used in producing perfumes, and a sanctuary belonging to the Chalcolithic or [[Early]] [[Bronze]] Age. </p> <p> [[Joel]] F. Drinkard, Jr. </p> | |||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47705" /> == | |||
<p> We read of the vineyards of [[Engedi]] [[Song]] of Song of [[Solomon]] 1:14. A place remarkable for palm trees %and vines, and the church compares the [[Lord]] [[Jesus]] to both on account of his riches and sweetness and fulness. The word means, fountain of happiness. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66083" /> == | |||
<p> [[Town]] in the wilderness of Judah. [[David]] resorted to the strongholds at this place when pursued by Saul. The king sought David 'upon the rocks of the wild goats,' and then lay down to rest in the mouth of the very cave in which David and his men were. David out off the skirt of Saul's robe, but would not allow his men to injure him. [[Joshua]] 15:62; 1 [[Samuel]] 23:29; 1 Samuel 24:1; 2 [[Chronicles]] 20:2 . The vineyards of En-gedi are spoken of in [[Song]] of [[Solomon]] 1:14 . When the [[Dead]] [[Sea]] is healed in a future day the fishermen will stand on its shores from En-gedi to En-eglaim. [[Ezekiel]] 47:10 . [[Identified]] with <i> [[Ain]] Jidy, </i> 31 28' N, 35 23' [[E]] . </p> | |||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70039" /> == | |||
<p> [[Engedi]] (ĕn-gç'dî or ĕn'ge-dî), fountain of the kid. A place in Judah, on the west side of the [[Dead]] Sea, [[Joshua]] 15:62; [[Ezekiel]] 47:10, about midway between its northern and southern ends. Engedi was first called Hazazon-tamar, [[Genesis]] 14:7; 2 [[Chronicles]] 20:2; it was David's hiding-place from Saul, 1 [[Samuel]] 23:29; 1 Samuel 24:1; and where [[David]] cut off the skirt of Saul's robe, 24:4; its vineyards are mentioned, [[Song]] of [[Solomon]] 1:14; now called ʾAin Jidy. </p> | |||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80647" /> == | |||
<p> It is also called Hazazon-Tamar, or <em> city of palm trees, </em> 2 [[Chronicles]] 20:2 , because there was a great quantity of palm trees in the territory belonging to it. It abounded with cyprus vines, and trees that produced balm. [[Solomon]] speaks of the "vineyards of Engedi," [[Song]] of Solomon 1:14 . This city, according to Josephus, stood near the lake of Sodom, three hundred furlongs from Jerusalem, not far from Jericho, and the mouth of the river Jordan, through which it discharged itself into the [[Dead]] Sea. There is frequent mention of [[Engedi]] in the Scriptures. It was in the cave of Engedi that [[David]] had it in his power to kill Saul, 1 [[Samuel]] 24. The spot where this transaction took place, was a cavern in the rock, sufficiently large to contain in its recesses the whole of David's men, six hundred in number, unperceived by [[Saul]] when he entered. [[Many]] similar caves existed in the [[Holy]] Land. Such were those at [[Adullam]] and Makkedah, and that in which [[Lot]] and his daughters dwelt after the destruction of Sodom. Such also is that described by Mr. Maundrell, near Sidon, which contained two hundred smaller caverns. Many of these were natural cavities in the limestone rock, similar to those in [[Yorkshire]] and Derbyshire, and in the Mendip hills in Somersetshire; and others, excavations made by the primeval inhabitants, for defence, or for shelter from the sun; and which subsequently served as retreats for robbers, as they are at this day. [[Josephus]] has given an interesting account of these caves, and the manner in which the robbers were taken by Herod. And Dr. E. D. Clarke has described similar retreats in the rocks near Bethlehem; others, between [[Jerusalem]] and Jericho, are mentioned by Mr. Wilson. Into such caves the [[Israelites]] frequently retired for shelter from their enemies, [[Judges]] 6:2; 1 Samuel 13:6; 1 Samuel 14:11; a circumstance which has afforded some striking and terrific images to the prophets, [[Isaiah]] 2:19; [[Hosea]] 10:8; [[Revelation]] 6:15-16 . </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72746" /> == | |||
<p> An oasis, a spot of rare beauty, once a place of palm-trees, 23 m. W. of the N. end of the [[Dead]] Sea. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_16053"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/engedi Engedi from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_31360"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/engedi Engedi from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_35293"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/engedi Engedi from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_39927"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/engedi Engedi from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_47705"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hawker-s-poor-man-s-concordance-and-dictionary/engedi Engedi from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_66083"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/engedi Engedi from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_70039"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/engedi Engedi from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_80647"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/watson-s-biblical-theological-dictionary/engedi Engedi from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_72746"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/engedi Engedi from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72746"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/engedi Engedi from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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