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The name "En Gedi" translates to "spring of the kid" or "fountain of the goat," reflecting its lush, fertile environment amidst the arid Judean Desert. It is situated on the western shore of the Dead Sea, approximately midway between the northern and southern ends of the sea. This oasis is renowned for its perennial springs and rich vegetation, making it a vital resource in the otherwise barren landscape.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b> <br>En Gedi is mentioned several times in the Bible, primarily in the context of its natural beauty and strategic importance. One of the most notable references is found in <a href="/1_samuel/24.htm">1 Samuel 24:1-2</a>, where David seeks refuge from King Saul: "After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, 'David is in the Desert of En Gedi.' So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and set out to look for David and his men near the Crags of the Wild Goats" . This passage highlights En Gedi as a place of refuge and strategic advantage due to its rugged terrain and abundant resources.<br><br>In <a href="/2_chronicles/20-2.htm">2 Chronicles 20:2</a>, En Gedi is mentioned in the context of a military threat: "Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, 'A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazazon Tamar' (that is, En Gedi)" . This reference underscores En Gedi's strategic location as a point of entry for invading forces.<br><br><b>Historical and Cultural Significance:</b> <br>En Gedi's significance extends beyond its biblical mentions. Historically, it was a center for agriculture, particularly known for its date palms and balsam plants, which were highly valued in ancient times. The balsam produced in En Gedi was used for perfumes and medicinal purposes, contributing to the area's economic importance.<br><br>The oasis also served as a monastic center during the Byzantine period, with evidence of monastic communities seeking solitude and spiritual reflection in its remote and serene environment. The natural beauty and isolation of En Gedi made it an ideal location for those pursuing a life of contemplation and prayer.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Spiritual Lessons:</b> <br>En Gedi serves as a powerful symbol of God's provision and protection. In the midst of a harsh desert, it stands as a testament to the sustenance and refuge that God provides for His people. The account of David's refuge in En Gedi illustrates themes of divine protection and the importance of seeking God's guidance in times of distress.<br><br>The lushness of En Gedi amidst the surrounding barrenness can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual renewal and the life-giving presence of God. Just as the springs of En Gedi bring life to the desert, so too does God's presence bring spiritual vitality to the believer's life.<br><br><b>Modern-Day En Gedi:</b> <br>Today, En Gedi is a popular tourist destination, attracting visitors with its stunning natural beauty, archaeological sites, and wildlife. The En Gedi Nature Reserve offers hiking trails that lead to waterfalls, caves, and ancient ruins, allowing visitors to experience the same landscape that played a significant role in biblical history. The preservation of this site allows for continued reflection on its historical and spiritual significance.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5872.htm"><span class="l">5872. En <b>Gedi</b> -- "spring of a kid," a place on W. shore of the <b>...</b></span></a><br>En <b>Gedi</b>. 5871b, 5872. En <b>Gedi</b>. 5873 . "spring of a kid," a place on<br> W. shore of the Dead Sea. Transliteration: En <b>Gedi</b> Phonetic <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5872.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1423.htm"><span class="l">1423. <b>gedi</b> -- a kid (a young goat)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1422, 1423. <b>gedi</b>. 1424 . a kid (a young goat). Transliteration: <b>gedi</b> Phonetic<br> Spelling: (ghed-ee') Short Definition: goat. <b>...</b> 1422, 1423. <b>gedi</b>. 1424 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1423.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1429.htm"><span class="l">1429. gediyyah -- a kid (a young goat)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin fem. of <b>gedi</b> Definition a kid (a young goat) NASB Word Usage young goats<br> (1). kid. Feminine of gdiy; a young female goat -- kid. see HEBREW gdiy. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1429.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_6_the_coast_of.htm"><span class="l">The Coast of the Asphaltites, the Essenes. En-<b>Gedi</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> En-<b>gedi</b>. <b>...</b> But now Tamar and En-<b>gedi</b> are the same, 2 Chronicles 20:2. Nor have<br> we any reason why we should seek another Tamar elsewhere. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 6 the coast of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_29_1883/in_him_like_him.htm"><span class="l">In Him: Like Him</span></a> <br><b>...</b> We have fled for refuge to him who is the hope set before us in the gospel; even<br> as David and his men sheltered themselves in the eaves of En-<b>gedi</b>, so we hide <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 29 1883/in him like him.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_9_a_sight_of.htm"><span class="l">A Sight of Judea</span></a> <br><b>...</b> What is the mountainous country of Judea? It is the king's mountain. The plain of<br> it is the plain of the south. The vale is from En-<b>gedi</b> to Jericho. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 9 a sight of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/love_for_hate_the_true.htm"><span class="l">Love for Hate, the True Quid Pro Quo</span></a> <br><b>...</b> hard pressed by Saul, and had given him the opportunity of flight to the wild country<br> on the west of the Dead Sea, near the place where En-<b>Gedi</b> ('the Fountain <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/love for hate the true.htm</font><p><a href="/library/taylor/union_and_communion/section_i_the_unsatisfied_life.htm"><span class="l">The Unsatisfied Life and Its Remedy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> My Beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh,. That lieth betwixt my breasts. My beloved<br> is unto me as a cluster of henna-flowers. In the vineyards of En-<b>gedi</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../taylor/union and communion/section i the unsatisfied life.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/"><span class="l">From the Talmud and Hebraica</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter 5 The Sea of Sodom. Chapter 6 The Coast of the Asphaltites, The<br> Essenes. En-<b>gedi</b>. Chapter 7 Kadesh. Rekam, and that double. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/the_holy_city_or_the.htm"><span class="l">The Holy City; Or, the New Jerusalem:</span></a> <br>The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the holy city or the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/e/en-gedi.htm"><span class="l">En-<b>gedi</b> (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br>En-<b>gedi</b>. Engedi, En-<b>gedi</b>. Enge'di . Int. <b>...</b> EN-<b>GEDI</b>. en'-ge-di, en-ge'-di (`en<br> gedhi, "fountain of the kid"): Identical with the present Ain Jidi. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/en-gedi.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gedi.htm"><span class="l"><b>Gedi</b> (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Gedi</b> (6 Occurrences). Joshua 15:62 Nibshan, the<br> City of Salt, and En <b>Gedi</b>; six cities with their villages. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gedi.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/en.htm"><span class="l">En (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It occurs in numerous compound words, as EN-<b>GEDI</b>, EN-HADDAH, EN-HAKKORE,<br> EN-HAZOR, EN-RIMMON, EN-ROGEL, EN-SHEMESH (which see). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/en.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/en-ge'di.htm"><span class="l">En-ge'di (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance En-ge'di (5 Occurrences). Joshua 15:62 and Nibshan, and<br> the City of Salt, and En-<b>gedi</b>; six cities with their villages. (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/en-ge'di.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/ziz.htm"><span class="l">Ziz (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Projecting; a flower, a cleft or pass, probably that near En-<b>gedi</b>, which leads up<br> from the Dead Sea (2 Chronicles 20:16) in the direction of Tekoa; now Tell <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/ziz.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/engedi.htm"><span class="l">Engedi (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (see APPLE.). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. EN-<b>GEDI</b>. en'-ge-di, en-ge'-di<br> (`en gedhi, "fountain of the kid"): Identical with the present Ain Jidi. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/engedi.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ascent.htm"><span class="l">Ascent (32 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> ziz (ma`aleh ha-tsits; Hasae, Hasisa): A pass in the wilderness of Judea (2 Chronicles<br> 20:16) leading from Hazazon-tamar (En-<b>gedi</b>, 2 Chronicles 20:2). This is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ascent.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vine.htm"><span class="l">Vine (76 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The vineyards of En-<b>gedi</b> (Cant. <b>...</b> (see EN-<b>GEDI</b>.) The people of Israel are referred<br> to here by Moses as being utterly corrupt, bringing forth only bitter fruit. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vine.htm - 46k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/en-eglaim.htm"><span class="l">En-eglaim (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> stand" (Ezekiel 47:10). The situation must be near the entrance of the Jordan<br> into the Dead Sea (see EN-<b>GEDI</b>). Tristram (Bible Places <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/en-eglaim.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/goat.htm"><span class="l">Goat (92 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (Comp. Jeremiah 50:8.). (3.) Hebrews <b>gedi</b>, properly a kid. Its flesh was a delicacy<br> among the Hebrews (Genesis 27:9, 14, 17; Judges 6:19). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/goat.htm - 48k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Dead-Sea.html">What is the importance of the Dead Sea in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/cave-of-Adullam.html">What was the Cave of Adullam? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Gedi (6 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-62.htm">Joshua 15:62</a></span><br />Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En <span class="boldtext">Gedi</span>; six cities with their villages.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-29.htm">1 Samuel 23:29</a></span><br />David went up from there, and lived in the strongholds of En <span class="boldtext">Gedi</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/24-1.htm">1 Samuel 24:1</a></span><br />It happened, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, "Behold, David is in the wilderness of En <span class="boldtext">Gedi</span>."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-2.htm">2 Chronicles 20:2</a></span><br />Then there came some who told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a great multitude against you from beyond the sea from Syria; and behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar (the same is En <span class="boldtext">Gedi</span>).<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/1-14.htm">Song of Songs 1:14</a></span><br />My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En <span class="boldtext">Gedi</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-10.htm">Ezekiel 47:10</a></span><br />It shall happen, that fishermen shall stand by it: from En <span class="boldtext">Gedi</span> even to En Eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/g/gedi.htm">Gedi</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gedor.htm">Gedor (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gedi.htm">Gedi (6 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/g/gederothaim--a_city_in_the_plain_of_the_tribe_of_judah.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Gederothaim: A City in the Plain of the Tribe of Judah"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Gederothaim: A City in the Plain of the Tribe of Judah" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/g/gedolim.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Gedolim"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Gedolim" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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