Bible Location
Meaning: flower; branch; a lock of hair · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Ziz was the ascent or pass near En-gedi rising westward from the Dead Sea. It is important because it appears in the route of the invading force confronted in Jehoshaphat's day. First appears in 2 Chr 20:16.1
Place meaning
flower; branch; a lock of hair
Coordinates
31.57, 35.41
First appears
2 Chr 20:16
AI summary: Ziz matters because it gives topographic realism to Judah's moment of crisis under Jehoshaphat. The pass marks the line by which danger approached from the wilderness side, making the later deliverance feel geographically concrete.1
Place meaning
flower; branch; a lock of hair
Latitude
31.57
Longitude
35.41
Bible references
1
Projecting; a flower, a cleft or pass, probably that near En-gedi, which leads up from the Dead Sea (2 Chr. 20:16) in the direction of Tekoa; now Tell Hasasah. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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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.