Zoheleth
Zoheleth - the serpent-stone, a rocky plateau near the centre of the
village of Siloam, and near the fountain of En-rogel, to which
the women of the village resort for water. Here
Adonijah feasted all the royal princes except Solomon
and the men who took part with him in his effort to succeed to
the throne. While they were assembled here Solomon was
proclaimed king, through the intervention of Nathan. On hearing
this, Adonijah fled and took refuge in the sanctuary. He was afterwards pardoned.
Zoheleth projects into or slightly over-hangs the Kidron Valley. It is now called ez-Zehwell or Zahweileh.
Zoheleth is also the title of a novel by J Francis Hudson. It concerns the revolt of Absalom against King David, as seen through the eyes of one of Absalom's servants.
