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Ephes-dammim
Boundary of blood, a place in the tribe of Judah where the Philistines encamped when David fought with Goliath (1 Sam 17:1). It was probably so called as having been the scene of frequent sanguinary conflicts between Israel and the Philistines. It is called Pas-dammim (1 Chr 11:13). It has been identified with the modern Beit Fased, i.e., “house of bleeding”, near Shochoh (q.v.).
Named in the Bible
1 verse
- 1 Samuel 17:1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
