Pas-dammim

Pas-dammim, meaning border of blood or portion of blood, was a site in the Shephelah lowlands of Judah, situated between Shochoh and Azekah. It is identified with Ephes-dammim (1 Samuel 17:1), the Philistine encampment opposite Israel's forces in the valley of Elah where the confrontation between David and Goliath took place. The name's reference to blood may recall the site of repeated bloody engagements between Israel and the Philistines.

A later battle at Pas-dammim is recorded in 1 Chronicles 11:13, where it is listed as the site of a heroic stand by Eleazar the son of Dodo, one of David's three mighty men. There, when Israel's troops had retreated, Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary and clung to his sword — one of the memorable acts of valor that defined David's elite warriors.