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    En-rogel

    עֵין רֹגֵל

    En-rogel, a spring near Jerusalem, was the site of Adonijah's attempt to become king and later served as a meeting place for David's supporters.

    Where the story of En-rogel happensWhere the gazetteer locates En-rogel, framed to them: En-rogel. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.En-rogel
    Where the gazetteer locates En-rogel
    verses
    4
    first named
    Joshua 15:7
    last named
    1 Kings 1:9
    feature
    spring
    coordinates
    31.77°N · 35.24°E
    spring31.77°N · 35.24°E

    Bir Ayub (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    En-rogel in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    En-rogel, also known as the Stone of Zoheleth, was a spring located near Jerusalem, on the border between the territories of Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:7; 18:16). It played a significant role in two events related to the succession of King David's throne.

    First, Adonijah, one of David's sons, attempted to establish himself as king at En-rogel without David's knowledge or consent (1Ki.1.9). Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened cattle by the Stone of Zoheleth, which was near En-rogel, and invited his brothers and the king's officials to support his claim to the throne. However, his attempt was thwarted when the prophet Nathan and Bathsheba informed David of the situation, leading to Solomon being anointed as king (1Ki.1.11-40).

    Later, during Absalom's rebellion against David, En-rogel served as a meeting place for David's supporters, Jonathan and Ahimaaz (2Sa.17.17). They would bring information from the city to David, who had fled from Jerusalem. A servant girl would go and tell them the information, and they would then go and tell King David, to avoid being seen entering the city.

    The name En-rogel means "spring of the fuller" or "fountain of the treader," possibly referring to the presence of a water source used for washing or treading clothes. Its exact location is debated, but it is believed to be either the modern-day Bir Ayub (Job's Well) or the Virgin's Spring (Gihon Spring) in the Kidron Valley, south of the City of David.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 8 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 3 books. The name is written 5 times in them.

    1. Joshua2 verses

      15:718:16

    2. 2 Samuel1 verse

      17:17

    3. 1 Kings1 verse

      1:9

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Judah Northern BorderBeth-arabahTown and wilderness area in Judah, also associated with Benjamin.via Judah Northern BorderBorderBorder is a concept gathering 54 labelled instances in the text.via Judah Northern BorderEn-shemeshSpring on the border between Judah and Benjaminvia Judah Northern BorderGilgalA significant site during Israel's early history in Canaan.via Judah Northern BorderKiriath-jearimA city where the ark residedvia Judah Northern BorderRephaim ValleyValley near Jerusalem, site of battlesvia Judah Northern BorderShikkeronTown on the border of Judahvia Judah Northern BorderTophethSite of pagan child sacrifice, south of Jerusalem

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