Ephes Dammim or Pas Dammim (1 Chronicles. 11:13) — means boundary of blood.

Mentioned in the Bible

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, a place in the tribe of Judah

Tribe of Judah

According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Judah was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes....

 where the Philistines

Philistines

Philistines , Pleshet or Peleset, were a people who occupied the southern coast of Canaan at the beginning of the Iron Age . According to the Bible, they ruled the five city-states of Gaza, Askelon, Ashdod, Ekron and Gath, from the Wadi Gaza in the south to the Yarqon River in the north, but with...

 camped when David

David

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 fought with Goliath

Goliath (Bible)

Goliath , جليات Ǧulyāt ) known also as Goliath of Gath is a figure in the Hebrew Bible . Described as a giant Philistine warrior, he is famous for his combat with the young David, the future king of Israel...

 (1 Samuel 17:1). Probably so called as having been the scene of frequent bloody conflicts between Israel

Israel

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 and the Philistines. It has been identified with the modern Beit Fased, i.e., "house of bleeding", near Shochoh.