HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5885
עֵין שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ
en she.mesh — En-shemesh
§ En-shemesh = "fountain of the sun" a spring on the boundary of Judah on the south and Benjamin on the north
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En-shemesh
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Fountain of the sun a spring which formed one of the landmarks on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin (Josh. 15:7; 18:17). It was between the “ascent of Adummim” and the spring of En-rogel, and hence was on the east of Jerusalem and of the Mount of Olives. It is the modern ‘Ain-Haud i.e., the “well of the apostles” about a mile east of Bethany, the only spring on the road to Jericho. The sun shines on it the whole day long.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.