Bible Location
Meaning: fountain · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
En-shemesh was the spring marking part of the boundary between Judah and Benjamin on the east of Jerusalem. It is important because it belongs to the careful water-linked geography of the tribal border. First appears in Josh 15:7.1
Place meaning
fountain
Coordinates
31.77, 35.27
First appears
Josh 15:7
AI summary: En-shemesh matters because springs often anchored real boundaries. Joshua names it among the landmarks east of Jerusalem, tying tribal definition to lived hydrology and route-marking. The cross references present En-shemesh as a boundary spring in the eastern approaches to the city.1
Place meaning
fountain
Latitude
31.77
Longitude
35.27
Bible references
2
Fountain of the sun a spring which formed one of the landmarks on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin (Josh. 15:7; 18:17). It was between the “ascent of Adummim” and the spring of En-rogel, and hence was on the east of Jerusalem and of the Mount of Olives. It is the modern ‘Ain-Haud i.e., the “well of the apostles” about a mile east of Bethany, the only spring on the road to Jericho. The sun shines on it the whole day long. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.