Aenon
Aenon, a site near Salim where John the Baptist conducted baptisms.
The name Aenon means “a cloud; fountain; his eye”
PlaceNew Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Umm el Umdan
- Certainty
- Uncertain (28% of scholarship) · 4 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 32.382° N, 35.528° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- John the Baptist Witnessesc. AD 27
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΑἰνώνAenon
Mentions
- Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.