Ziz

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ziz. (The Projection). The Cliff Of Ziz . The pass by which the horde of Moabites, Ammonites and Mehunim made their way up from the shores of the Dead Sea to the wilderness of Judah near Tekoa.  2 Chronicles 20:16 only; compare  2 Chronicles 20:20. It was the pass of Ain Jidy - the very same route which is taken by the Arabs in their marauding expeditions at the present day.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

ZIZ . The ascent of Ziz is mentioned in   2 Chronicles 20:16 as the way by which the allied Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunim made their way up from En-gedi to attack Jehoshaphat at Jerusalem. It has been identified as an ascent near En-gedi from the plain of the Dead Sea to the tableland of Judah. The Roman road from En-gedi to Jerusalem followed this track.

H. L. Willett.

People's Dictionary of the Bible

Ziz ( Zĭz ), the Cliff of .  2 Chronicles 20:16. R. V., the ascent of Ziz. The pass was the ascent through which invaders from the south and east, after doubling the south end of the Dead Sea, entered the hill-country of Judæa. Ziz was the key of the pass.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

The cliff of Ziz. The ascent ( Ma'Aleh  2 Chronicles 20:20)

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Cliff or pass in Judah by which the hordes of Moabites, etc. made their way up from the shores of the Dead Sea to the Wilderness of Jeruel.  2 Chronicles 20:16 . Identified with the Wady Husasah , 31 28' N, 35 23' E.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 2 Chronicles 20:16 2 Chronicles 20:22-30

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 2 Chronicles 20:16

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Ziz, a cliff or pass leading up from the Dead Sea towards Jerusalem, by which the bands of the Moabites and Ammonites advanced against Jehoshaphat (). They seem to have come round the south end of the Dead Sea, and along the western shore as far as Engedi, where there is a pass which leads out northward towards Tekoa. This is the route which is taken by the Arabs in their marauding expeditions at the present-day.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ziz'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/z/ziz.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.