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En-Rogel
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ehn-roh' gehl) Place name meaning, “spring of the fuller” or “spring of the foot.” A border town between the tribal territory of Judah (Joshua 15:7 ) and that of Benjamin (Joshua 18:16 ). Jonathan and Ahimaaz, the priests' sons, stayed at En-rogel as messengers to relay to David what the priests might learn from Absalom when he took over Jerusalem from his father (2 Samuel 17:17 ). Adonijah staged a party there to proclaim himself as David's successor as king of Judah (1 Kings 1:9 ). En-rogel lay near Jerusalem where the Kidron and Hinnom valleys met at modern Bir Ayyub.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'En-Rogel'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/e/en-rogel.html. 1991.