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En-Rogel
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
or EN-ROGEL (‘spring of the fuller’). In the border of the territory of Judah ( Joshua 15:7 ) and Benjamin ( Joshua 18:16 ). It was outside Jerusalem; and David’s spies, Jonathan and Ahimaaz, were here stationed in quest of news of the revolt of Absalom ( 2 Samuel 17:17 ). Here Adonijah made a feast ‘by the stone of Zohsleth,’ when he endeavoured to seize the kingdom ( 1 Kings 1:9 ). The identification of this spring lies between two places, the Virgin’s Fountain and Job’s Well , both in the Kidron Valley. The strongest argument for the former site is its proximity to a cliff face called Zahweileh , in which an attempt has been made to recognize Zoheleth. This, however, is uncertain, as Zahweileh is a cliff, not an isolated stone.
R. A. S. Macalister.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'En-Rogel'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/e/en-rogel.html. 1909.
