Gen 38:14, 2Sa 14:2, 5 | TSK | STEP | and sat. an open place. Heb. the door of eyes, or of Enajim}Some think {ainayim} means "the two fountains," or "double fountain;" while others regard it as a proper name, and the same as Enaim, a city of Judah, (Jos 15:34.) So the LXX. render it Enan. Timnath. that Shelah.

‏ Genesis 38:14

and sat.

an open place. Heb. the door of eyes, or of Enajim}Some think {ainayim} means "the two fountains," or "double fountain;" while others regard it as a proper name, and the same as Enaim, a city of Judah, (Jos 15:34.) So the LXX. render it Enan.

Timnath.

12,13

that Shelah.

11,26

‏ 2 Samuel 14:2

to Tekoah.Tekoah was a city of Judah, situated, according to Eusebius and Jerome, twelve miles south of Jerusalem. Josephus says it was not far from the castle of Herodium; and Jerome (Prologue to Amos) says it stood on a hill six miles south from Bethlehem. Dr. Poccocke places it at the same distance; and says there are still considerable ruins on the top of a hill, which is about half a mile long and a furlong broad.

2Ch 11:6; 20:20; Ne 3:5,27; Jer 6:1; Am 1:1

Tekoa. mourning.

11:26; Ru 3:3; Ps 104:15; Ec 9:8; Mt 6:17

‏ 2 Samuel 14:5

I am indeed.It is very possible that the principal incidents mentioned here were real; and that Joab found out a person whose circumstances bore a near resemblance to that which he wished to represent. She did not make the similitude too plain and visible, lest the king should see her intention before she had obtained a grant of pardon; and thus her circumstances, her mournful tale, her widow's dress, her aged person, (for Josephus says she was advanced in years,) and her impressive manner, all combined to make one united irresistible impression on the heart of the aged monarch.

12:1-3; Jud 9:8-15