Anem

Anem or Anim (Hebrew: עין גנים‎, Ein Ganim, literally meaning Garden Spring or two fountains) was a Levitical city in Israel allocated to the Gershonites, according to the Hebrew Bible, from the land of the tribe of Issachar (1 Chronicles). It is also called En-gannim or Engannim in Joshua 19:21 and 21:29

Anem is now known as Jenin.

It "seems" that "Ein Ganim" and Jenin (KJV and RV "En-gannim") are the same only because they appear in approximately the same position in the parallel lists of Issachar areas in Joshua 19:21 and 21:29 and 1 Chronicles 6:73. The Pulpit Commentary suggests that Anem is 'perhaps' a contraction of the name En-gannim.[1] But others note that Anem is 'probably a distinct site', "Anim"; albeit near En-gannim.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pulpit Commentary on 1 Chronicles 6, accessed 20 November 2015
  2. ↑ e.g., Martino (Ed.). Atlas Biblicus. Continens Duas Et Viginti Tabulas Quibus Accedit. Index topographicus in Universam Geographam Biblicam, Paris (Suptibus P. Lethielleux, 1907). Quote: "urbs tribus Issachar, fortasse eadem atque Engannim (Djenin) vel probabilius urbs distincta, vicus ‘Anim inter aquilonem et occidentum ab Engannim.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Anem". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. 

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