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En-gedi

Wilderness of Judah (by the Dead Sea) · Old Testament · 6 verses

En-gedi was an oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea in the wilderness of Judah. Its springs made it a green place in the desert. The name appears in Joshua, 1 Samuel, 2 Chronicles and 2 more in the King James text.

About En-gedi

En-gedi was an oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea in the wilderness of Judah. Its springs made it a green place in the desert.

Its place in the story

David hid from Saul in the strongholds of En-gedi, and there, in a cave, he spared Saul's life rather than kill him. The oasis is also praised in Scripture for its vines.

En-gedi in Scripture (KJV)

“And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.”

Joshua 15:62 (KJV)

“And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.”

1 Samuel 23:29 (KJV)

“And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.”

1 Samuel 24:1 (KJV)

“Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.”

2 Chronicles 20:2 (KJV)

“My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.”

Song of Solomon 1:14 (KJV)

“And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.”

Ezekiel 47:10 (KJV)

Where it leads

David's mercy in sparing Saul at En-gedi reflects the mercy that Scripture says is perfected in Christ.

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