Bible Dictionary
Ziz
A pass or cliff near En-gedi through which the Moabite, Ammonite, and Meunite forces approached Judah.
Definition
Ziz was a pass or cliff near En-gedi, leading upward from the shores of the Dead Sea toward the wilderness of Judah near Tekoa.
Biblical Usage
The Moabite, Ammonite, and Meunite forces approached Judah through the ascent of Ziz in the account of 2 Chronicles 20.
Historical Background
The pass has been associated with the route from Ain Jidy, or En-gedi, and with the modern Tell Hasasah. The supplied material compares it with a route used by Arab raiding parties.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Projecting; a flower, a cleft or pass, probably that near En-gedi, which leads up from the Dead Sea (2 Chr. 20:16) in the direction of Tekoa; now Tell Hasasah.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(the projection), The cliff of, the pass by which the horde of Moabites, Ammonites and Mehunim made their way up from the shores of the Dead Sea to the wilderness of Judah near Tekoa. (2 Chronicles 20:16) only; comp. 2Chr 20:20 It was the pass of Ain Jidy—the very same route which is taken by the Arabs in their marauding expeditions at the present day.