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Eglath-shelishiyah

Eglath-shelishiyah is a place in Moab mentioned in Isaiah 15:5 and Jeremiah 48:34. These Scriptures list it in pronouncements of judgment. The literal name means, “the third Eglath.” It was probably near Zoar at the southern end of the Dead Sea, but its exact location is uncertain.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subject

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