the serpent-stone, a rocky plateau near the centre of the

village of Siloam, and near the fountain of En-rogel, to which

the women of the village resort for water (1 Kings 1:5-9). Here

Adonijah (q.v.) feasted all the royal princess except Solomon

and the men who took part with him in his effort to succeed to

the throne. While they were assembled here Solomon was

proclaimed king, through the intervention of Nathan. On hearing

this, adonijah fled and took refuge in the sanctuary (1 Kings

1:49-53). He was afterwards pardoned.



Zoheleth projects into or slightly over-hangs the Kidron

valley. It is now called ez-Zehwell or Zahweileh.