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Rock of Escape

Rock of Escape (Biblical Place • Maon • 31.417°N, 35.117°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 23:28 (identified with Maon ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Bodily Resurrection , Ascension & Session of Christ —The historical and bodily resurrection of Jesus on the third day is the irreducible bedrock of apostolic proclamation ( 1 Cor 15:3-8 , Acts 2:24-36 ), attested in pre-Pauline creeds dating within years of the crucifixion.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Rock of Escape (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 23:28 (identified with Maon ).) Wildgoats' Rocks (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 24:2 (identified with Engedi ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Rock-Cut Burial Cave ( Kidron Valley , Jerusalem ) — Photogrammetry scan of a rock-hewn Jerusalem burial cave in the Kidron Valley carved directly into the natural limestone bedrock with a low rectangular entrance and interior burial benches—illustrating the architecture of Judean rock-cut family tombs from Isaiah 22:16 to the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus ( Matthew 27:60 ; John 19:41 ). Masada Fortress & Dead Sea Plateau — 3D terrain and architectural model of the isolated rhomboid rock plateau of Masada (Hebrew Metzada, 'the stronghold') rising 400 meters above the Dead Sea south of En-Gedi—associated with David 's wilderness stronghold ( 1 Samuel 22:4–5 ; 24:22 ) and later fortified with casemate walls, storehouses, and a hanging northern palace by Herod the Great.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Judges 3:26 : "And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath."; Deuteronomy 32:31 : "For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges."; Psalms 124:7 : "Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.". Related canonical books and chapters: Psalms 71 ( Psalms • Chapter 71 (24 verses)), 1 Corinthians 10 ( 1 Corinthians • Chapter 10 (33 verses)), 2 Samuel 22 ( 2 Samuel • Chapter 22 (51 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Rock of Escape
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Biblical Place • Maon • 31.417°N, 35.117°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 23:28 (identified with Maon ).

פְּלֵיטָה
peleta (pǝlêṭâ) [pel-ay-TAW]
H6413 Hebrew noun feminine 28x
deliverance, escaped remnant, escape

Escape, deliverance, body of survivors; signifies those whom Yahweh snatches from destruction to constitute the restored community.

Derivation: From פָּלַט (H6403) to deliver.
צוּר
sur (ṣûr) [tsoor]
H6697 Hebrew noun masculine 73x
rock, cliff, boulder, fortress

Massive boulder, cliff; paramount metaphor for divine unchangeableness, refuge, and strength ('The Rock, His work is perfect', Deuteronomy 32:4).

Derivation: From צוּר (H6696) to bind, besiege.
Interactive 3D Rock-Hewn Tomb • Matthew 27:60 & John 19:41

Photogrammetry scan of a rock-hewn Jerusalem burial cave in the Kidron Valley carved directly into the natural limestone bedrock with a low rectangular entrance and interior burial benches—illustrating the architecture of Judean rock-cut family tombs from Isaiah 22:16 to the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus ( Matthew 27:60 ; John 19:41 ).

Wildgoats' Rocks
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Biblical Place • Engedi • 31.462°N, 35.392°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 24:2 (identified with Engedi ).

Psalms 71
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Psalms • Chapter 71 (24 verses)

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for tho... Mentions: Jacob/Israel .

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VIDEO • educational

Educational video exploration through the narrow Siq canyon arriving at Al-Khazneh (The Treasury) in the rocky heartland of ancient Edom .

Ankur P (Cinematographer) • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
Hezekiah's Tunnel Water Conduit Through Mount Zion Bedrock
IMAGE • geography

8th-century BCE subterranean aqueduct carved 533 meters through limestone bedrock to redirect Gihon Spring water to the Pool of Siloam .

Wikimedia Commons contributor • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
1 Corinthians 10
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1 Corinthians • Chapter 10 (33 verses)

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; Mentions: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel .

2 Samuel 22
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2 Samuel • Chapter 22 (51 verses)

And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul : And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my ... Mentions: David , Saul .

Interactive 3D Cliffside Stronghold • 1 Samuel 22:4–5 & 24:22

3D terrain and architectural model of the isolated rhomboid rock plateau of Masada (Hebrew Metzada, 'the stronghold') rising 400 meters above the Dead Sea south of En-Gedi—associated with David 's wilderness stronghold ( 1 Samuel 22:4–5 ; 24:22 ) and later fortified with casemate walls, storehouses, and a hanging northern palace by Herod the Great.

Psalms 31
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Psalms • Chapter 31 (24 verses)

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, an...

The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 40 (30 verses)

Great travail is created for every man, And a heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam , From the day of their coming forth from their mother’s womb, Until the day for their burial in the mother of all things. The expectation of things to come, and the day of death, Trouble their thou... Mentions: Adam .

Interactive 3D Epigraphic Scan • Isaiah 22:15–16

Monumental Hebrew inscription carved into the limestone cliffside tombs along the eastern slope of the Kidron Valley opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem , echoing Isaiah 's oracle concerning royal stewards hewing rock-cut sepulchres on high ( Isaiah 22:15–16 ).

Psalms 62
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Psalms • Chapter 62 (12 verses)

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence...

Isaiah 32
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Isaiah • Chapter 32 (20 verses)

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And the eyes of them that see sha...

Hebrews 2
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Hebrews • Chapter 2 (18 verses)

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; How shall we escape, if we n... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham .

Numbers 20
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Numbers • Chapter 20 (29 verses)

Then came the children of Israel , even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh ; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Miriam , Moses , Aaron , Esau ( Edom ), Zin 1 , Kadesh 1 , Egypt , Meribah 1 , Edom.

Psalms 95
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Psalms • Chapter 95 (11 verses)

O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

1 Samuel 27
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1 Samuel • Chapter 27 (12 verses)

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul : there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel : so shall I escape out of his ... Mentions: David , Saul, Jacob/Israel , Abigail , Judah , Gath , Ziklag , Shur , Egypt .

1 Samuel 2
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1 Samuel • Chapter 2 (36 verses)

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Talk n... Mentions: Elkanah , Eli , Samuel , Jacob/Israel , Phinehas , Ramah 1 , Shiloh , Egypt .

Tobit 13
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Tobit • Chapter 13 (18 verses)

And Tobit wrote a prayer for rejoicing, and said, Blessed is God that lives for ever, And blessed is his kingdom. For he scourges, and shows mercy: He leads down to the grave, and brings up again: And there is none that shall escape his hand. Give thanks to him before the Genti... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Ophir .

Psalms 40
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Psalms • Chapter 40 (17 verses)

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see...

Psalms 18
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Psalms • Chapter 18 (50 verses)

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from ... Mentions: David .

Psalms 61
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Psalms • Chapter 61 (8 verses)

Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

2 Samuel 23
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2 Samuel • Chapter 23 (39 verses)

Now these be the last words of David . David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob , and the sweet psalmist of Israel , said, The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. The God of Israel said, the Rock ... Mentions: David, Jesse , Jacob/Israel, Eleazar , Zeruiah , Adullam , Rephaim , Kabzeel , Moab , Abiezer .

Job 39
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Job • Chapter 39 (30 verses)

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out thei...

1 Samuel 24
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1 Samuel • Chapter 24 (22 verses)

And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En–gedi. Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel , and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats... Mentions: Saul, David, Jacob/Israel .

Acts 28
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Acts • Chapter 28 (31 verses)

And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. And when Paul had gathered a bundle of st... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Alexandria , Syracuse , Rhegium , Puteoli , Rome .

Behistun Inscription — Darius the Great Trilingual Relief
IMAGE • archaeology

Colossal rock relief in Iran carved in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian, key to deciphering cuneiform and Persian royal decrees in Ezra .

Achaemenid Persian Stonemasons (Darius the Great) • UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bisotun CC-BY-SA 4.0
Isaiah 51
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Isaiah • Chapter 51 (23 verses)

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased hi... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Zion , Eden , Rahab , Jerusalem .

The Apostolic Kerygma, The Empty Tomb, and Exaltation to the Right Hand of the Father

The historical and bodily resurrection of Jesus on the third day is the irreducible bedrock of apostolic proclamation ( 1 Cor 15:3-8 , Acts 2:24-36 ), attested in pre-Pauline creeds dating within years of the crucifixion.

Luke 8
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Luke • Chapter 8 (56 verses)

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom ... Mentions: Mary , Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Galilee .

Gustave Doré — The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1866)
IMAGE • artwork

The victorious risen Lord stepping forth from the open rock-hewn tomb surrounded by angelic splendor.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0

Scripture Passages (24)

And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon , and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.

But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.

And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ .

And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?

I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;

So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.

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