place · also Hazazon-tamar
Engedi
עֵין גֶּ֫דִי
Engedi (or Hazazon-tamar), an oasis in Judah where David sought refuge from Saul, also the site of Chedorlaomer's victory.
- verses
- 7
- first named
- Genesis 14:7
- last named
- Ezekiel 47:10
- feature
- region
- coordinates
- 31.45°N · 35.38°E
Ein Gedi (OpenBible)
Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.
Description
Engedi in the text
Engedi, also known as Hazazon-tamar, is an oasis located on the western shore of the Dead Sea, in the wilderness of Judah. It is mentioned several times in the Bible, often in the context of its strategic location and its lush vegetation.
During the time of Abraham, Engedi (then called Hazazon-tamar) was one of the places where Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and his allies defeated the Amorites before attacking Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 14:7; 2Ch.20.2).
Later, when David was fleeing from King Saul, he sought refuge in the strongholds of Engedi (1Sa.23.29). It was in the wilderness of Engedi that David had the opportunity to kill Saul but chose to spare his life, cutting off a corner of Saul's robe instead (1Sa.24.1-7).
The Song of Solomon mentions Engedi as a source of fragrant henna blossoms (Sng.1.14), testifying to its fertility and beauty. In Ezekiel's vision of the restored land of Israel, Engedi is mentioned as a place where fishermen will spread their nets, symbolizing abundance and prosperity (Ezk.47.10).
The name Engedi means "spring of the kid (young goat)" or "fountain of the goat," likely referring to the freshwater springs that make the area an oasis in the desert. Today, Engedi is a nature reserve in Israel, known for its hiking trails, waterfalls, and diverse flora and fauna.
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The pattern
Where Engedi is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
7 verses across 6 of 66 books; 60 write the name nowhere. Named in Genesis (1), Joshua (1), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Song of Songs (1) and Ezekiel (1).
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Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 7, across 6 books. The name is written 8 times in them.
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What happened here
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