Bible Dictionary: En-shemesh

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

En-Shemesh

fountain, or eye, of the sun

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Fountain of the sun a spring which formed one of the landmarks on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 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.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

EN-SHEMESH

en-she'-mesh (`en shemesh, "spring of the sun"):

An important landmark on the boundary line between Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:7; Joshua 18:17).

The little spring `Ain el chand, East of Bethany, the last spring on the road descending to Jericho, seems to suit the conditions. `Ain el chaud is usually called the "Apostles' Fountain" by Christians, on account of a tradition dating from the 15th century that the apostles drank there.

Strong's Hebrew

5885. En Shemesh -- "spring of (the) sun," a place on the border ...
En Shemesh. 5884, 5885. En Shemesh. 5886 . "spring of (the) sun," a place
on the border between Judah and Benjamin. Transliteration ...
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Thesaurus

Enshemesh (2 Occurrences)
... en-she'-mesh (`enshemesh, "spring of the sun"): An important landmark on the boundary
line between Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:7 ...Enshemesh (2 Occurrences). ...
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En-shemesh (2 Occurrences)
En-shemesh. Enshemesh, En-shemesh. En-she'mesh . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
Enshemesh, En-shemesh. En-she'mesh . Reference Bible.
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En-she'mesh (2 Occurrences)
En-she'mesh. En-shemesh, En-she'mesh. Enshrouded . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(See RSV). En-shemesh, En-she'mesh. Enshrouded . Reference Bible.
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En (19 Occurrences)
... It occurs in numerous compound words, as EN-GEDI, EN-HADDAH, EN-HAKKORE,
EN-HAZOR, EN-RIMMON, EN-ROGEL, EN-SHEMESH (which see). ...
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Northward (41 Occurrences)
... river. The border passed along to the waters of EnShemesh, and ended at
En Rogel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Joshua ...
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Geliloth (2 Occurrences)
... Geliloth lay on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin which passed En-shemesh
(probably `Ain el-Chod, about 2 miles East of Jerusalem), "and went out to ...
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Adummim (2 Occurrences)
... river. The border passed along to the waters of EnShemesh, and ended at
En Rogel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). Joshua ...
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Adum'mim (2 Occurrences)
... Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of
the brook; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the ...
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Shemesh (24 Occurrences)
... river. The border passed along to the waters of EnShemesh, and ended at
En Rogel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). Joshua ...
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Ascent (32 Occurrences)
... of the river. The border passed along to the waters of EnShemesh, and ended
at En Rogel. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV). Joshua 18 ...
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Bible Concordance

En-shemesh (2 Occurrences)

Joshua 15:7 and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel;
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)

Joshua 18:17 and it extended northward, and went out at En-shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim; and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)

Subtopics

En-Shemesh

En-Shemesh: A Spring Between the Territories of the Tribes of Judah and Benjamin

Related Terms

En-shemesh (2 Occurrences)

En-she'mesh (2 Occurrences)

En (19 Occurrences)

Northward (41 Occurrences)

Geliloth (2 Occurrences)

Adummim (2 Occurrences)

Adum'mim (2 Occurrences)

Shemesh (24 Occurrences)