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<p> '''''ā´nim''''' ( ענים , <i> '''''‛ānı̄m''''' </i> , "springs"): One of the cities of the hill country of [[Judah]] mentioned immediately after [[Eshtemoa]] ( Joshua 15:50 ). It is probably represented by the double ruin of <i> '''''el Ghuwein''''' </i> situated South of <i> '''''es Semu‛a''''' </i> . The surface remains are Byzantine - a [[Christian]] town called Anem was here in the 4th century, but it is clearly an ancient site of importance ( <i> PEF </i> , III, 408, Sh, Xxv ). </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30253" /> == | |||
Joshua 15:50 <p> </p> | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34354" /> == | |||
<p> A city in the mountains of [[Judah]] ( Joshua 15:50). Derived from Ainain, "the two springs," perhaps at Khirbet el Jif, near Khirbet el Dilbeh, the site of Achsah's upper and lower springs (Conder, Pal. Expl.). </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38300" /> == | |||
Joshua 15:50 <p> </p> | |||
== Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_45085" /> == | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49268" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> ANIM </strong> ( Joshua 15:60 only). A town of Judah, in the mountains near Eshtemoh. It seems probable that it is the present double ruin of <em> Ghuwein </em> , west of Eshtemoh. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64534" /> == | |||
<p> City of [[Judah]] in the mountains. Joshua 15:50 . Identified with <i> Ghuwein </i> 31 21' N, 35 3' E . </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71258" /> == | |||
<p> A'nim. (fountains). A city in the mountains of Judah, named with [[Eshtemoh]] and Goshen. Joshua 15:50. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_743" /> == | |||
<p> '''''ā´nim''''' ( ענים , <i> '''''‛ānı̄m''''' </i> , "springs"): One of the cities of the hill country of [[Judah]] mentioned immediately after [[Eshtemoa]] ( Joshua 15:50 ). It is probably represented by the double ruin of <i> '''''el Ghuwein''''' </i> situated South of <i> '''''es Semu‛a''''' </i> . The surface remains are Byzantine - a [[Christian]] town called Anem was here in the 4th century, but it is clearly an ancient site of importance ( <i> PEF </i> , III, 408, Sh, Xxv ). </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20224" /> == | |||
<p> (Heb., Anim', עָנִים, fountains; comp. AEnon; Sept. Ἀείμ v. r. Αἰσάμ ) , a city in the mountains of the tribe of Judah, mentioned between Eshtemoah and [[Goshen]] ( Joshua 15:50), in the district southwest of [[Hebron]] (Keil, Comment. in loc.). [[Eusebius]] and [[Jerome]] appear to call it Ancea ( Ἀναιά ) , and state that it was wholly inhabited by Jews, lying 9 [[Roman]] miles south of Hebron, near another village (with which the name likewise closely agrees) called Ansema ( Ἀνσήμ ), wholly inhabited by [[Christians]] ( Onomast. s.v. Ἀνάμ, Anab). Schwarz ( Palest. p. 105) says it is the modern village Ben-Enim, 2 English miles E.N.E. of Hebron, meaning probably Beit- Anim; but this is in a different direction, and is probably the ancient Bethanoth (q.v.). Van de Velde (Memoir, p. 285), although apparently wrong in thinking it may be the Levitical Ain ( Joshua 21:16), is probably correct in agreeing with the identification by Wilson ( Lands of Bible, 1. 354; 2:636) with the village Ghuwein, one hour south of Semoa, on the road from Hebron to Moladah; but unnecessarily supposes the Ain mentioned along with [[Rimmon]] (q.v.) in the "south" ( Joshua 15:32), and apportioned to [[Simeon]] ( Joshua 19:7), to have been a different one, as he is thus obliged to do. (See Ain). </p> | |||
==References == | |||
<references> | |||
<ref name="term_30253"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/anim Anim from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_34354"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/anim Anim from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_38300"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/anim Anim from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_45085"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hitchcock-s-bible-names/anim Anim from Hitchcock's Bible Names]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49268"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/anim Anim from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_64534"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/anim Anim from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_71258"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/anim Anim from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_743"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/anim Anim from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_20224"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/anim Anim from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 16:41, 8 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Joshua 15:50
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
A city in the mountains of Judah ( Joshua 15:50). Derived from Ainain, "the two springs," perhaps at Khirbet el Jif, near Khirbet el Dilbeh, the site of Achsah's upper and lower springs (Conder, Pal. Expl.).
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Joshua 15:50
Hitchcock's Bible Names [4]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]
ANIM ( Joshua 15:60 only). A town of Judah, in the mountains near Eshtemoh. It seems probable that it is the present double ruin of Ghuwein , west of Eshtemoh.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [6]
City of Judah in the mountains. Joshua 15:50 . Identified with Ghuwein 31 21' N, 35 3' E .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [7]
A'nim. (fountains). A city in the mountains of Judah, named with Eshtemoh and Goshen. Joshua 15:50.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
ā´nim ( ענים , ‛ānı̄m , "springs"): One of the cities of the hill country of Judah mentioned immediately after Eshtemoa ( Joshua 15:50 ). It is probably represented by the double ruin of el Ghuwein situated South of es Semu‛a . The surface remains are Byzantine - a Christian town called Anem was here in the 4th century, but it is clearly an ancient site of importance ( PEF , III, 408, Sh, Xxv ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]
(Heb., Anim', עָנִים, fountains; comp. AEnon; Sept. Ἀείμ v. r. Αἰσάμ ) , a city in the mountains of the tribe of Judah, mentioned between Eshtemoah and Goshen ( Joshua 15:50), in the district southwest of Hebron (Keil, Comment. in loc.). Eusebius and Jerome appear to call it Ancea ( Ἀναιά ) , and state that it was wholly inhabited by Jews, lying 9 Roman miles south of Hebron, near another village (with which the name likewise closely agrees) called Ansema ( Ἀνσήμ ), wholly inhabited by Christians ( Onomast. s.v. Ἀνάμ, Anab). Schwarz ( Palest. p. 105) says it is the modern village Ben-Enim, 2 English miles E.N.E. of Hebron, meaning probably Beit- Anim; but this is in a different direction, and is probably the ancient Bethanoth (q.v.). Van de Velde (Memoir, p. 285), although apparently wrong in thinking it may be the Levitical Ain ( Joshua 21:16), is probably correct in agreeing with the identification by Wilson ( Lands of Bible, 1. 354; 2:636) with the village Ghuwein, one hour south of Semoa, on the road from Hebron to Moladah; but unnecessarily supposes the Ain mentioned along with Rimmon (q.v.) in the "south" ( Joshua 15:32), and apportioned to Simeon ( Joshua 19:7), to have been a different one, as he is thus obliged to do. (See Ain).
References
- ↑ Anim from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Anim from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Anim from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Anim from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Anim from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Anim from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Anim from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Anim from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Anim from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
