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(Hebrews Eyn Mishpat', éï îִùְׁôָּè , fountain of judgment; Sept. ἡ ðçãὴ ôῆò êñßóåùò ), the earlier name (Gen_14:7) for KADESH SEE KADESH (q.v.), in the borders of Idumaea (comp. Num_20:13-14). According to Schwarz (Palest. page 214), there is found, about 10 miles south of Petra, a large spring, still called by the Bedouins Ain el-Sedaka, or spring of justice, which he holds to be the same as the ancient En-mishpat; but this would be very far south for the required locality, SEE EXODE; and the spot he names is doubtless the Ain el-Usdakah markedon Robinson's Map as identical with the Zodocatha of the Roman post-routes (Reland, Palest. page 230).