Encyclopedia entry
Ephesdammim
(cessation of blood-shed), a place between Socoh and Arekah, at which the Philistines were encamped before the affray in which Goliath was killed. (1 Samuel 17:1) Under the shorter form of PAS-DAMMIM it occurs once again in a similar connection. (1 Chronicles 11:13)
In the Bible
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Verses where Ephesdammim is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Samuel 17:1
Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
Scripture on Ephesdammim
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Ephesdammim references
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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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