Place
Jeshimon
A desolate wilderness region in Judah associated with David's flight from Saul and with the plateau overlooking Moab.
What and where is this?
Jeshimon (meaning 'waste' or 'desolation') describes a barren wilderness region in the Judean desert. In 1 Samuel 23:19 and 26:1, the Ziphites inform Saul that is hiding 'in the hill of , which is on the south of Jeshimon,' and Saul pursues him through this terrain. Numbers 21:20 and 23:28 refer to 'the top of , that looketh toward Jeshimon' as the position from which surveyed Israel's encampment in , suggesting the term could also apply to the arid plateau east of the . The word conveys a sense of utter emptiness and danger, fitting the context of pursuit and prophetic drama.
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