engedi

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engedi - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Engedi
  fountain of the kid, place in the wilderness of Judah (Josh.
  15:62), on the western shore of the Dead Sea (Ezek. 47:10), and
  nearly equidistant from both extremities. To the wilderness near
  this town David fled for fear of Saul (Josh. 15:62; 1 Sam.
  23:29). It was at first called Hazezon-tamar (Gen. 14:7), a city
  of the Amorites.
  
    The vineyards of Engedi were celebrated in Solomon's time
  (Cant. 1:4). It is the modern 'Ain Jidy. The "fountain" from
  which it derives its name rises on the mountain side about 600
  feet above the sea, and in its rapid descent spreads luxuriance
  all around it. Along its banks the osher grows abundantly. That
  shrub is thus described by Porter: "The stem is stout, measuring
  sometimes nearly a foot in diameter, and the plant grows to the
  height of 15 feet or more. It has a grayish bark and long oval
  leaves, which when broken off discharge a milky fluid. The fruit
  resembles an apple, and hangs in clusters of two or three. When
  ripe it is of a rich yellow colour, but on being pressed it
  explodes like a puff-ball. It is chiefly filled with air...This
  is the so-called 'apple of Sodom.'" Through Samaria, etc. (See APPLE.)