Anem
עָנֵם/AY-nem/
“Two fountains”
Summary
A Levitical city in the tribe of Issachar, assigned to the Gershonites, also known as En-Gannim.
☩Location
Anem was a Levitical city with suburbs in the tribe of Issachar, assigned to the Gershonites and mentioned in connection with Ramoth. It is called En-Gannim in the parallel passages in Joshua. The site has been identified with modern Jenin, at the southern edge of the Jezreel valley. The name may be a contraction of En-Gannim.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 6:73Joshua 19:21Joshua 21:29
Related Verses1 mention
1 Chronicles· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Anem," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Anem," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.George Morrish, "Anem," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Anem," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).