Ein Rogel

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Ein Rogel (Hebrew: עין רגל‎ ʿĒn Rōgēl) is a spring on the outskirts of Jerusalem, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It is most commonly identified as what Arabs refer to as Well of Job (Arabic: بئر أيوب Bir Ayoub) in Silwan, though some scholars dispute this view.

Ein Rogel was mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the hiding-place of David's spies, Jonathan and Ahimaaz, during Absalom's uprising against the rule of King David (2 Samuel 17:17). It may also have been a sacred place in pre-Israelite times.

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