Zoheleth
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Zoheleth - the serpent-stone, a rocky plateau near the centre of the
village of Siloam, and near the fountain of En-rogel
, to which
the women of the village resort for water (1 Kings 1:5-9). Here
Adonijah
(q.v.) feasted all the royal princes except Solomon
and the men who took part with him in his effort to succeed to
the throne. While they were assembled here Solomon
was
proclaimed king, through the intervention of Nathan. On hearing
this, Adonijah fled and took refuge in the sanctuary (1 Kings
1:49-53). He was afterwards pardoned.
Zoheleth projects into or slightly over-hangs the Kidron Valley
. It is now called ez-Zehwell or Zahweileh.
village of Siloam, and near the fountain of En-rogel
En-rogel
En-rogel was a famous land-mark near Jerusalem. It was the hiding-place of David's spies, Jonathan and Ahimaaz , and lay close to the stone Zoheleth where Adonijah held a sacrificial feast when he attempted to assert his claims to the throne . In later times it was one of the boundary marks...
, to which
the women of the village resort for water (1 Kings 1:5-9). Here
Adonijah
Adonijah
Adonijah was the fourth son of King David according to the book of Samuel , which is contained in the Bible.-Life:After the death of his elder brothers Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent to the throne, but Solomon, a younger brother, was preferred to him. Adonijah, however, when his father...
(q.v.) feasted all the royal princes except Solomon
Solomon
Solomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
and the men who took part with him in his effort to succeed to
the throne. While they were assembled here Solomon
Solomon
Solomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
was
proclaimed king, through the intervention of Nathan. On hearing
this, Adonijah fled and took refuge in the sanctuary (1 Kings
1:49-53). He was afterwards pardoned.
Zoheleth projects into or slightly over-hangs the Kidron Valley
Kidron Valley
The Kidron Valley is the valley on the eastern side of The Old City of Jerusalem which features significantly in the Bible...
. It is now called ez-Zehwell or Zahweileh.