Lexical Definition

‎עֵין רֹגֵל‎ ʻÊyn Rôgêl (ane ro-gale') En-rogel ^N:N--L
from ‎עַיִן‎ and the active participle of ‎רָגַל‎; fountain of a traveller

En-rogel.

• § En-rogel = "fount of the fuller"
• En-Rogel, a place near Jerusalem

1) a place near Jerusalem on the border between Judah and Benjamin and from which the permanent source of the pool of Siloam comes

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Also see: עַיִן | עֵין חֲרֹד | שַׁעַר

II. ‎עַ֫יִן‎ noun feminine spring (of water) (connection with I. ‎׳‎‎ע‎ dubious; Late Hebrew id., Phoenician ‎ען‎; Assyrian ênu, înu; Arabic ; Ethiopic ; Palmyrene ‎עינא‎, ᵑ7 ‎עֵינָא‎, ‎עַיְינָא‎; Syriac ); — absolute ‎׳‎‎ע‎ 1Sam 29:1 +, ‎עָ֑יִן‎ Gen 49:22 +, ‎הָעַ֫יְנָה‎ Gen 24:16; Gen 24:45 construct ‎עֵין‎ vGen 24:13 +; plural ‎עֲיָנֹת‎ Deut 8:7, ‎וֺת‎- 2Chr 32:3 construct ‎עֵינוֺת‎ Exod 15:27 = Num 33:9, ‎עִינוֺת‎ Prov 8:28 (Ges^{«GKC:93v»§ 93v}); — spring Gen 16:7; Gen 24:16; Gen 24:29; Gen 24:30; Gen 24:42; Gen 24:45 (all J) Gen 49:22 (poem in J), 1Sam 29:1 ‎עֵין חַמַּיִם‎ Gen 16:7; Gen 24:13; Gen 24:43 (J), compare Exod 15:27 (J) Num 33:9 (P); ‎׳‎‎נַחֲלֵי מַיִם ע‎ ‎וּתְחֹמֹת‎ Deut 8:7 ‎מֵימֵי הָעֲיָנוֺת‎ 2Chr 32:3 ‎תְּהוֺם‎ ‎׳‎‎ְ‎ Prov 8:28 (i.e. of the sea); figurative ‎עֵין יַעֲקֹב‎ Deut 33:28 (poem), i.e. Jacob's descendants. Particular springs are:
a. ‎חֲרֹד‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Judg 7:1 (on location compare GFM).
b. ‎הַקּוֺרֵא‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ (partridge-spring) Judg 15:19 (compare id.).
c. ‎רֹגֵּל‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ near Jerusalem (early sanctuary RS^{Sem i. 157, 2nd ed. 172}) 2Sam 17:17 compare 1Kgs 1:2, on border of Judah Josh 15:7, and Benjamin Josh 18:16.
d. ‎הַתַּנִּין‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ (dragon-spring) Neh 2:13 (= c ? so RS^l.c.). — On ‎שַׁעַר הָעַיִן‎ Neh 2:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 12:37 see ‎שַׁעַר‎

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En-rogel • Spring near Jerusalem; associated with Adonijah's and David's kingships

En-rogel, a spring near Jerusalem, was the site of Adonijah's attempt to become king and later served as a meeting place for David's supporters.

• A location first mentioned at Jos.15.7;
• referred to as En-rogel עֵין רֹגֵל, or Serpent's/ Stone (KJV, NIV= Stone of Zoheleth) זֹחֶלֶת אֶבֶן.
  

En-rogel, also known as the Stone of Zoheleth, was a spring located near Jerusalem, on the border between the territories of Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:7; 18:16). It played a significant role in two events related to the succession of King David's throne.

First, Adonijah, one of David's sons, attempted to establish himself as king at En-rogel without David's knowledge or consent (1 Kings 1:9). Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened cattle by the Stone of Zoheleth, which was near En-rogel, and invited his brothers and the king's officials to support his claim to the throne. However, his attempt was thwarted when the prophet Nathan and Bathsheba informed David of the situation, leading to Solomon being anointed as king (1 Kings 1:11-40).

Later, during Absalom's rebellion against David, En-rogel served as a meeting place for David's supporters, Jonathan and Ahimaaz (2 Samuel 17:17). They would bring information from the city to David, who had fled from Jerusalem. A servant girl would go and tell them the information, and they would then go and tell King David, to avoid being seen entering the city.

The name En-rogel means "spring of the fuller" or "fountain of the treader," possibly referring to the presence of a water source used for washing or treading clothes. Its exact location is debated, but it is believed to be either the modern-day Bir Ayub (Job's Well) or the Virgin's Spring (Gihon Spring) in the Kidron Valley, south of the City of David.

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