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SERPENTS STONE

A landmark also rendered “stone of Zoheleth” (Heb. ʾeḇen hazzōḥelem; 1 Kgs. 1:9), apparently a place of Jebusite worship prior to the area’s capture by David. Here Adonijah, Solomon’s rival for David’s throne, was making a sacrifice as he prepared his attempt to usurp the throne. From 1 Kgs. 1:41 it is clear that the location is out of sight of Jerusalem, but still close enough for Adonijah and his companions to hear the celebration of Solomon’s anointing as king. Locating the site at the confluence of the Kidron and Hinnom Valleys near En-rogel provides the only adequate solution.

Bibliography. J. J. Simons, Jerusalem in the Old Testament (Leiden, 1952).

Dennis M. Swanson






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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