Ain
Ain or Rimmon, a location marking the eastern border of Israel's territory.
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Numbers 34:11; referred to as Ain (עַ֫יִן) or Rimmon (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ).
Location
- Identified as
- Tel Halif
- Certainty
- Possible (40% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.383° N, 34.866° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- עַ֫יִןAin
- רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹRimmonmeans “exalted; pomegranate”
Mentions
- Numbers 34:11עַ֫יִן · Ain…then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
- Zechariah 14:10רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ · RimmonAll the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.