Ain (Bible)

Ain (/ˈeɪjɪn/; from the Hebrew עין for spring) was a Levitical city in the ancient Tribe of Judah territory.^[1]

History[edit]

Ain is referred to in the Bible in the Book of Joshua as a city allotted to the tribe of Judah^[2] and as a village allotted to the tribe of Simeon, whose territory lay within the land allotted to the tribe of Judah.^[3] 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[edit]

^ Green, Jay P., & Robinson, Maurice Dr, Concise Lexicon to the Biblical Languages, Sovereign Grace Publishers, Inc., Lafayette, 2007, p.176
^ Joshua 15:32
^ Joshua 19:7

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[1] Green, Jay P., & Robinson, Maurice Dr, Concise Lexicon to the Biblical Languages, Sovereign Grace Publishers, Inc., Lafayette, 2007, p.176

[2] Joshua 15:32

[3] Joshua 19:7

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