Dragon Spring
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| Type | spring |
|---|---|
| Also called | Dragon’s Spring, Dragon spring, Jackal Well, Jackal’s Well, Serpent Well, Serpent’s Well, Well of the Dragons |
| Most likely | another name for En-rogel (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.767° N, 35.236° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Nehemiah 2:13 |
Dragon Spring is a spring named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for En-rogel (medium confidence; 3 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for En-rogel | medium (44%) | 31.767° N, 35.236° E |
| Gihon Spring | low (19%) | 31.773° N, 35.236° E |
| in Jerusalem | very low (12%) | 31.777° N, 35.234° E |
| another name for Siloam | very low (5%) | 31.771° N, 35.235° E |
Verses
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 2:13And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.