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En-eglaim

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Fountain of two calves, a place mentioned only in Ezek 47:10. Somewhere near the Dead Sea.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

En-Eglaim

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" (Ezek 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.

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).