En Gedi (隠基底)
Date: April 8, 2013
En Gedi means Spring of Goat. The site is a valley and the boulders and rocks scattered around are evidence of earthquake. There are caves that may provide shelter for fugitives like David when he tried to escape from Saul.
Now when Saul returned from pursuing
the Philistines, he was told, saying, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of
Engedi.”
Then Saul took three thousand chosen
men from all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Rocks of
the Wild Goats. He came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve
himself.
Now David and his men were sitting in
the inner recesses of the cave.
The men of David said to him, “Behold, this is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold; I am about to
give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good to
you.’ ” Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul’s robe secretly. (Samuel 24:1-4)
Effect of the sand storm on the day we visited could be seen in the first and last photo shown below.
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