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Ain
(spring, well).
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One of the landmarks on the eastern boundary of Palestine. (Numbers 34:11) It is probably ’Ain el-’Azy, the main source of the Orontes. One of the southernmost cities of Judah, (Joshua 15:32) afterwards allotted to Simeon, (Joshua 19:7; 1 Chronicles 4:32) and given to the priests. (Joshua 21:16)
In the Bible
5
Verses where Ain is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 4:32
And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
- Joshua 15:32
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.
- Joshua 19:7
Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,
- Joshua 21:16
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.
- Numbers 34:11
then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
Scripture on Ain
5
Entries that reference Ain
46
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- Beth-shemeshBethsaidaCaveDalmanuthaDead SeaEben-ezerEn-rogelEn-shemeshEngediEngedi Or EngediEnrimmonEnrogelEnshemeshEshcol, The ValleyEtamEzion-geberEziongaber, Or EziongeberHammonHarodHazerothJerichoJezreel, Fountain ofKadeshKadesh, KadeshbarneaKanahKibroth-hattaavahKirjath-jearimMarahMisrephothmaimMorehNephtoahNephtoah, Or NephtoahPalestina And PalestineRiblahRimmonSea, The SaltSeirSirahTimnahZarephathZiz
Voices on Ain
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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