1 Samuel 23:19

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Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doesn't David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?

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These Judean locations trace David’s flight from Saul: after Keilah, he moved through Ziph, Maon, Jeshimon, the Arabah, and Engedi, while Saul remained at Gibeah. The Ziphites

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1 Samuel 23:19 mentions Arabah, Engedi, Gibeah, Jeshimon, Keilah, Rock of Escape, Wilderness of Maon, Wilderness of Ziph and Ziph.

Photo of Arabah — Arabah · Anastasia Pozdnyakova

Photo of Gibeah — Gibeah · Eli.berckovitz

Photo of Jeshimon — Jeshimon · Nir Yariv