Ephes-dammim
Ephes-dammim is a settlement mentioned in 3 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet Damun. The name means “effusion of blood.”
Where is Ephes-dammim?
Approx. 31.6845, 35.0522 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Damun | settlement | Medium |
| Khirbet Beit Fasal | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet Qeiyafa | settlement | Low |
Ephes-dammim in the Bible dictionary
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.).
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Verses that mention Ephes-dammim
- 1 Samuel 17:1
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes–dammim.
- 2 Samuel 23:9
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
- 1 Chronicles 11:13
He was with David at Pas–dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.