Topic
En-eglaim
1 passage cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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- Ezekiel 47:10Easton · ISBE
And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; 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.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Fountain of two calves, a place mentioned only in Ezek. 47:10. Somewhere near the Dead Sea.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
en-eg'-la-im, en-eg-la'-im (`en `eghlayim, "fountain of calves"?):
In Ezekiel's vision of the waters it is one of the two points between which "fishers shall stand" (Eze 47:10).
The situation must be near the entrance of the Jordan into the Dead Sea (see EN-GEDI).
Tristram (Bible Places, 93) identifies it with `Ain Hajlah (compare BETH-HOGLAH);
Robinson (BRP, II, 489), with `Ain Feshkah.
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.