En-gedi

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Engedi
     fountain of the kid, place in the wilderness of Judah (Josh.
     15:62), on the western shore of the Dead Sea (Ezek. 47:10), and
     nearly equidistant from both extremities. To the wilderness near
     this town David fled for fear of Saul (Josh. 15:62; 1 Sam.
     23:29). It was at first called Hazezon-tamar (Gen. 14:7), a city


     of the Amorites.
     
       The vineyards of Engedi were celebrated in Solomon's time
     (Cant. 1:4). It is the modern 'Ain Jidy. The "fountain" from
     which it derives its name rises on the mountain side about 600
     feet above the sea, and in its rapid descent spreads luxuriance
     all around it. Along its banks the osher grows abundantly. That
     shrub is thus described by Porter: "The stem is stout, measuring
     sometimes nearly a foot in diameter, and the plant grows to the
     height of 15 feet or more. It has a grayish bark and long oval
     leaves, which when broken off discharge a milky fluid. The fruit
     resembles an apple, and hangs in clusters of two or three. When
     ripe it is of a rich yellow colour, but on being pressed it
     explodes like a puff-ball. It is chiefly filled with air...This
     is the so-called 'apple of Sodom.'" Through Samaria, etc. (See {APPLE}.)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  En-gedi, eye, or fountain, of the goat, or of happiness