En-Shemesh

En-Shemesh.

Village near Bethany, famous for its spring.

Description

The small town of En-Shemesh, nestled amidst greenery and illuminated by the sun as it sets, is quickly passed through, as well as the abundant spring a little north of the place where Bethany begins, and then there are the first houses in the greenery...

Notable facts

Jesus passes through here on his way to Jerusalem for the 3rd Feast of Tabernacles, as he wishes to take a detoured route that keeps him away from the Pharisees tracking him. It is by this route that he returns to resurrect Lazarus.

Its name

עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ

Eyn-Chemech - En Schémesch - En-Shémesh - En-Chemech - Ein-Shèmesh - En-Sémès: fountain of the sun. Today ‘Ain el-Haud (‘Ain el-Haud), slightly east of Bethany on the road to Jericho.

Where is it mentioned in the work?

EMV 484
EMV 547 EMV 548 EMV 579

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Village at the border of Judah and Benjamin behind a spring encountered before the Jordan Valley.

Biblical references

"The border went up toward Debir by the Valley of Achor and northward turned to Gilgal facing the ascent of Adummim, south of the ravine. It passed near the waters of Ein-Shèmesh and ended at Ein-Roguel".

"It bent northward and ended at Ein-Shèmesh and Gueliloth which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, then it went down to the Stone of Bohan, son of Reuben".

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