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Ain

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: A By: James P. Boyd

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(eye). (1) A landmark on eastern boundary of Canaan (Num. 34:11¹¹And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward: (Numbers 34:11)). (2) A Levitical city in south Judah and then in Simeon (Josh. 15:32; 19:7; 21:16³²And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages: (Joshua 15:32)
⁷Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages: (Joshua 19:7)
¹⁶And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. (Joshua 21:16)). Ashen (1 Chron. 6:59⁵⁹And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs: (1 Chronicles 6:59)).

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