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Jeruel

approximate location

region between Ziz and Tekoa, near Engedi; Keil and Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary (1865) describes the area as "bounded on the south by Wadi el Ghr, extending from the Dead Sea to the neighbourhood of Tekoa; Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010) (Jeruel, Desert/Wilderness of): "west of En Gedi near the Nahal Arugot," (which is the same as Wadi el Arrub; see Palestine and Transjordan (2013) for the identification of Wadi Ghar with the location of Engedi

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Panorama of hills in Jeruel.

Panorama of hills in Jeruel.

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