Hazar Enan
“Village of fountains or enclosure of springs”
Summary
Hazar-enan, meaning "village of fountains," was a place marking the northeastern corner of the promised land's boundary in both Moses' description and Ezekiel's vision of the restored territory.
☩Boundary Marker
Hazar-enan (also spelled Hazar-enon) appears in the description of the promised land's northern boundary, situated between Ziphron and Shepham, near the territory of Hamath in Damascene Syria. Here the northern boundary ended and the eastern boundary began. The name "village of fountains" suggests a well-watered location, important for marking territorial limits.
☩Possible Identification
The exact location remains uncertain. Porter proposed Kuryetein ("the two cities"), a village over sixty miles east-northeast of Damascus with large fountains—the only ones in that vast region—which accords with the name Hazar-enan. However, its great distance from Damascus and Palestine proper is problematic. Others suggest the well-watered tract at the northwestern foot of Mount Hermon, possibly modern Hasbeiya with its four springs.
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hazar-enan," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Hazarenan," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Hazar-Enan," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).