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<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> ZOHELETH, [[Stone]] OF </strong> . An object mentioned in connexion with the attempt of [[Adonijah]] upon the throne of [[Israel]] ( 1 Kings 1:9 ). It was near the spring <strong> [[Enrogel]] </strong> , which is supposed to be the ‘Virgin’s Fountain’ in the [[Kidron]] valley. Its name (‘serpent’s stone’ or ‘brilliant stone’) has not been explained, but it was evidently a sacred rock or stone. </p> <p> H. L. Willett. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:49, 13 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
mazchelah ), from its nearness to the rock conduits that poured into Siloam; Bochart from zohel "a slow motion," the fullers here pressing out the water dropping from the clothes which they had washed in the well Rogel, as they do to the present day. Ganneau finds in the village of Siloam a rocky plateau, its western face cut perpendicularly, with rude steps up it, which the natives call ez Zehweile, like Zoheleth.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
ZOHELETH, Stone OF . An object mentioned in connexion with the attempt of Adonijah upon the throne of Israel ( 1 Kings 1:9 ). It was near the spring Enrogel , which is supposed to be the ‘Virgin’s Fountain’ in the Kidron valley. Its name (‘serpent’s stone’ or ‘brilliant stone’) has not been explained, but it was evidently a sacred rock or stone.
H. L. Willett.
