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Spring

(Heb. ‘ain, “the bright open source, the eye of the landscape”). To be carefully distinguished from “well” (q.v.). “Springs” mentioned in Josh. 10:40 (Heb. ‘ashdoth) should rather be “declivities” or “slopes” (R.V.), i.e., the undulating ground lying between the lowlands (the shephelah) and the central range of hills.

In the Bible

72

Verses where Spring is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 20:1

    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.

  • 1 Kings 18:5

    Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”

  • 1 Kings 20:22

    Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”

  • 1 Kings 20:26

    In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 9:26

    They got up early in the morning, and just before dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get ready, and I will send you on your way!” So Saul got ready, and both he and Samuel went outside together.

  • 1 Samuel 29:1

    Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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