Washer’s Field
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| Type | field |
|---|---|
| Also called | Fuller’s Field, Launderer’s Field, Washerman’s Field |
| Most likely | within 500 m of En-rogel (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.767° N, 35.236° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | 2 Kings 18:17 |
Washer’s Field is a field named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 500 m of En-rogel (medium confidence; 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| within 500 m of En-rogel | medium (50%) | 31.767° N, 35.236° E |
| within 500 m of Gihon | low (24%) | 31.773° N, 35.236° E |
| within 500 m of the northern wall of Jerusalem | very low (-1%) | 31.783° N, 35.234° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 18:17And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 7:3Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear–jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,
- Isaiah 36:2And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
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.