Dictionaries :: Ain

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ain:

same as Aiath

Nave's Topical Bible

Ain: 1. A City of Simeon

Jos 19:7; 15:32; 21:16; 1Ch 4:32

Called also ASHAN,

1Ch 6:59.

Possibly identical with En-Rimmon,

Neh 11:29.

Ain: 2. A Landmark

On the northern boundary of Palestine,

Num 34:11.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ain:

(spring, well).

(1.) 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.

(2.) 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).