Pas Dammim
פַּס דַּמִּים/pas-DAM-im/
“Boundary of blood or extension of bloodshed”
Summary
Pas Dammim was a place in Judah where battles between Israel and the Philistines occurred, also called Ephes-dammim.
☩Location and History
Pas Dammim was the site of repeated encounters between the Israelites and Philistines. It is the same location called Ephes-dammim in the account of David and Goliath, where the Philistines camped before the famous confrontation. The name suggests it was a place marked by bloodshed from these battles.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 11:131 Samuel 17:1
Related Verses1 mention
1 Chronicles· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Pas-Dammim," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Pasdammim," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Pasdammim," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).