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Ezel

Hebrew: אֶזֶל —transliteration: Ezel

This is the name of a commemorative stone, or heap of stones, in the neighborhood of King Saul’s residence,

It is the scene of the parting of David and prince Jonathan (1 Samuel 20:42).

“When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day, and you shall remain by the stone Ezel.” —1 Samuel 20:19

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