Ain (Bible)

Ain (/ˈeɪjɪn/; from the Hebrew עין for spring) [1] was a Levitical city in the ancient Tribe of Judah territory.[2] It is referred to in the Bible in the Book of Joshua as a city allotted to the tribe of Judah [3] and as a village allotted to the tribe of Simeon, whose territory lay within the land allotted to the tribe of Judah.[4] Ain was one of the southernmost cities of Judah, towards the Dead Sea coast of Edom, on the border of the Negev between Shilhim and Rimmon.

References

  1. ↑ Derived from context
  2. ↑ Green, Jay P., & Robinson, Maurice Dr, Concise Lexicon to the Biblical Languages, Sovereign Grace Publishers, Inc., Lafayette, 2007, p.176
  3. ↑ Joshua 15:32
  4. ↑ Joshua 19:7
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