Atlas  Ziz and surrounding region Maps Created using Biblemapper 3.0 Additional data from OpenBible.info Occurrences 2 Chronicles 20:16 Tomorrow go down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and you shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.Encyclopedia ZIZ, ASCENT OFziz (ma`aleh ha-tsits; Hasae, Hasisa): A pass in the wilderness of Judea (2 Chronicles 20:16) leading from Hazazon-tamar (En-gedi, 2 Chronicles 20:2). This is generally identified with Wady Chacaca, a valley by which the ancient road from En-gedi runs toward Jerusalem. At any rate, an echo of the ancient name survives here: possibly the actual ascent was the present steep pass from En-gedi to the plateau above. See PEF, Sh XXI. ZIZ, cliff of, this is supposed to be at a steep pass, or cliff, near En-gedi, on the w. side of the Dead Sea, and passing up the mountains toward Judah. See Map No. 3. Strong's Hebrew H6732: Tsitsa pass between the Dead Sea and Jer. |
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