Eneglaim
“Spring of two calves”
Summary
En-eglaim was a location near the Dead Sea mentioned only in Ezekiel's vision of the healing waters flowing from the future temple. Its exact location is uncertain, but it appears to mark one boundary of the transformed Dead Sea region where fishermen will spread their nets.
☩Ezekiel's Vision
En-eglaim appears in Ezekiel's vision of the life-giving river flowing from the temple: 'And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many' (Ezek 47:10). This prophecy envisions the Dead Sea—currently too saline for fish—becoming teeming with aquatic life when healed by waters from the eschatological temple.
☩Location
The exact location of En-eglaim remains uncertain. The name means 'spring of two calves,' suggesting a water source. Since it is paired with En-gedi in Ezekiel's vision as encompassing the Dead Sea, En-eglaim likely lay at or near the opposite end of the sea from En-gedi. Some identify it with a location on the confines of Moab, near where the Jordan enters the Dead Sea. The pairing of these two sites—En-gedi and En-eglaim—appears to designate the whole extent of the Dead Sea.
Related Verses1 mention
Ezekiel· 1 verse
References
- 1.George Morrish, "Eneglaim," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "En-Eglaim," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).