Bible Location
Meaning: effusion of blood · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Ephes-dammim was the battlefield area where the Philistines encamped before David fought Goliath. It is important because it belongs to one of the most iconic conflict settings in the Old Testament. First appears in 1 Sam 17:1.1
Place meaning
effusion of blood
Coordinates
31.69, 34.94
First appears
1 Sam 17:1
AI summary: Ephes-dammim matters because the David and Goliath story is rooted in a specific contested landscape between armies. The place becomes part of the memory of faith confronting fear.1
Place meaning
effusion of blood
Latitude
31.69
Longitude
34.94
Bible references
1
Boundary of blood, a place in the tribe of Judah where the Philistines encamped when David fought with Goliath (1 Sam. 17:1). It was probably so called as having been the scene of frequent sanguinary conflicts between Israel and the Philistines. It is called Pas-dammim (1 Chr. 11:13). It has been identified with the modern Beit Fased, i.e., “house of bleeding”, near Shochoh (q.v.). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
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| 1Sam |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.