Ain (/ˈjɪn/; from the Hebrew עין for spring) was a Levitical city in the ancient Tribe of Judah territory.[1]

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Ain is referred to in the Bible in the Book of Joshua as a city allotted to the tribe of Judah[2] and as a village allotted to the tribe of Simeon, whose territory lay within the land allotted to the tribe of Judah.[3] Ain was one of the southernmost cities of Judah, towards the Dead Sea coast of Edom, on the border of the Negev between Shilhim and Rimmon.

References

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  1. ^ Green, Jay P., & Robinson, Maurice Dr, Concise Lexicon to the Biblical Languages, Sovereign Grace Publishers, Inc., Lafayette, 2007, p.176
  2. ^ Joshua 15:32
  3. ^ Joshua 19:7