"And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And Nibshan,.... Of Nibshan no mention is made elsewhere: and the city of Salt some take to be Zoar, so called because near the salt sea, or where Lot's wife was turned
into a pillar of salt, Gen 19:22 ; but rather this city might be so called, because salt was made here. and Engedi, or Engaddi, is a well known place, near the salt sea; See Gill on Eze 47:10 . Jerom says (y), there was a very large village of Jews in his time called Engaddi, near the dead sea, from whence comes the opobalsam; the same place is called Hazazontamar, from the palm trees which grew there, Ch2 20:2 . It was famous for vineyards also, Sol 1:14 ; it lay, according to Josephus (z), three hundred furlongs or about forty miles from Jerusalem: six cities with their villages; the sum total agrees with the particulars. (y) De loc. Heb. fol. 91. B. (z) Antiqu. l. 9. c. 1. sect. 2.
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And Nibshan,.... Of Nibshan no mention is made elsewhere: and the city of Salt some take to be Zoar, so called because near the salt sea, or where Lot's wife was turned
into a pillar of salt, Gen 19:22 ; but rather this city might be so called, because salt was made here. and Engedi, or Engaddi, is a well known place, near the salt sea; See Gill on Eze 47:10 . Jerom says (y), there was a very large village of Jews in his time called Engaddi, near the dead sea, from whence comes the opobalsam; the same place is called Hazazontamar, from the palm trees which grew there, Ch2 20:2 . It was famous for vineyards also, Sol 1:14 ; it lay, according to Josephus (z), three hundred furlongs or about forty miles from Jerusalem: six cities with their villages; the sum total agrees with the particulars. (y) De loc. Heb. fol. 91. B. (z) Antiqu. l. 9. c. 1. sect. 2.