Fausset Bible Dictionary: Eben-Ezer

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Fausset Bible Dictionary: Eben-Ezer


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("the stone of help".) Set up to the Lord by Samuel after Israel's defeat of the Philistines (), "saying, Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us." Between Mizpeh ("the watchtower") and Shen ("the tooth") or crag, a few miles N. of Jerusalem. The "great stone" (Eben, ) on which the ark rested after coming from Ekron is now Deir Eban (Ganneau, Palestine Exploration).