Engedi, Anglesey

Engedi
Anglesey
Location
Grid reference:	SH362762
Location:	53°15’24"N, 4°27’12"W
Data
Postcode:	LL65
Local Government
Council:	Anglesey
Parliamentary constituency:	Ynys Môn

Engedi is a village on the Isle of Anglesey.

Name

The name "En Gedi" is biblical, referring to Engedi, an oasis in the Holy Land.

In Joshua 15:62, Ein Gedi is enumerated among the cities of the Tribe of Judah in the desert Betharaba, but Ezekiel 47:10 shows that it was also a fisherman's town. Later, King David hides in the desert of En Gedi (1 Samuel 24:1-2) and King Saul seeks him "even upon the most craggy rocks, which are accessible only to wild goats" (1 Samuel 24:3).

The Song of Songs (Songs 1:14) speaks of the "vineyards of En Gedi".

References

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