Bible Dictionary
Fuller’s field
The Fuller’s Field was an area near Jerusalem, beside a highway and near the upper pool, where fullers washed and dried cloth. It is mentioned in accounts of Assyrian threats against the city.
Definition
The Fuller’s Field was an area near Jerusalem where fullers washed and dried cloth. It lay beside a highway and near the upper pool at the head of the valley of Hinnom.
Biblical Usage
The field is mentioned in accounts of the Assyrian threat against Jerusalem and in the setting of prophetic and royal communications.
Historical Background
Its location was near the western side of Jerusalem, not far from the upper pool. The place name reflects the cloth-cleaning work carried on there.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A spot near Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:17; Isa. 36:2; 7:3), on the side of the highway west of the city, not far distant from the “upper pool” at the head of the valley of Hinnom. Here the fullers pursued their occupation.