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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> <br /> There are numerous natural caves among the limestone rocks of Syria, many of which have been artificially enlarged for various purposes.<br /> <br /> The first notice of a cave occurs in the history of Lot (Gen. 19:30).<br /> <br /> The next we read of is the cave of Machpelah (q.v.), which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth (Gen. 25:9, 10). It was the burying-place of Sarah and of Abraham himself, also of Isaac, Rebekah, Leah, and Jacob (Gen. 49:31; 50:13).<br /> <br /> The cave of Makkedah, into which the five Amorite kings retired after their defeat by Joshua (10:16, 27).<br /> <br /> The cave of Adullam (q.v.), an immense natural cavern, where David hid himself from Saul (1 Sam. 22:1, 2).<br /> <br /> The cave of Engedi (q.v.), now called `Ain Jidy, i.e., the &quot;Fountain of the Kid&quot;, where David cut off the skirt of Saul's robe (24:4). Here he also found a shelter for himself and his followers to the number of 600 (23:29; 24:1). &quot;On all sides the country is full of caverns which might serve as lurking-places for David and his men, as they do for outlaws at the present day.&quot;<br /> <br /> The cave in which Obadiah hid the prophets (1 Kings 18:4) was probably in the north, but it cannot be identified.<br /> <br /> The cave of Elijah (1 Kings 19:9), and the &quot;cleft&quot; of Moses on Horeb (Ex. 33:22), cannot be determined.<br /> <br /> In the time of Gideon the Israelites took refuge from the Midianites in dens and caves, such as abounded in the mountain regions of Manasseh (Judg. 6:2).<br /> <br /> Caves were frequently used as dwelling-places (Num. 24:21; Cant. 2:14; Jer. 49:16; Obad. 1:3). &quot;The excavations at Deir Dubban, on the south side of the wady leading to Santa Hanneh, are probably the dwellings of the Horites,&quot; the ancient inhabitants of Idumea Proper. The pits or cavities in rocks were also sometimes used as prisons (Isa. 24:22; 51:14; Zech. 9:11). Those which had niches in their sides were occupied as burying-places (Ezek. 32:23; John 11:38).<br /> {{returnto}} [[Easton's Bible Dictionary]]</div>

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