Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.

Hazazon-tamar

Bible References

Beyond the sea

Genesis 14:3
All of these came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea).
Numbers 34:12
Then the border will go down to the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea. This will be your land defined by its borders on all sides.”
Joshua 3:16
and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the Arabah (the Dead Sea) was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.

Hazazon-tamar

Genesis 14:7
Then they came back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they defeated all the territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.

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