Eglath-shelishiyah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Eglath Shelishiyah |
| Most likely | within 10 km of Zoar (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.037° N, 35.488° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Isaiah 15:5 |
Eglath-shelishiyah is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 10 km of Zoar (low confidence; 1 other proposal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| within 10 km of Zoar | low (33%) | 31.037° N, 35.488° E |
| not a place (poetic) | low (24%) | — |
Verses
Isaiah
- Isaiah 15:5My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 48:34From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.
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.