En-Shemesh
Village near Bethany, famous for its spring.
Description
The small town of En-Shemesh, nestled amidst greenery and illuminated by the sun as it sets, is quickly passed through, as well as the abundant spring a little north of the place where Bethany begins, and then there are the first houses in the greenery...[1]
Notable facts
Jesus passes through here on his way to Jerusalem for the 3rd Feast of Tabernacles, as he wishes to take a detoured route that keeps him away from the Pharisees tracking him[2]. It is by this route that he returns to resurrect Lazarus[3].
Its name
עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ
Eyn-Chemech - En Schémesch - En-Shémesh - En-Chemech - Ein-Shèmesh - En-Sémès: fountain of the sun. Today ‘Ain el-Haud (‘Ain el-Haud), slightly east of Bethany on the road to Jericho.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
GRM 484
GRM 547 GRM 548 GRM 579
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Village at the border of Judah and Benjamin behind a spring encountered before the Jordan Valley.
Biblical references
"The border went up toward Debir by the Valley of Achor and northward turned to Gilgal facing the ascent of Adummim, south of the ravine. It passed near the waters of Ein-Shèmesh and ended at Ein-Roguel"[4].
"It bent northward and ended at Ein-Shèmesh and Gueliloth which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, then it went down to the Stone of Bohan, son of Reuben"[5].
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Notes and references
Note: Quotations from the work of Maria Valtorta on this page currently use machine-translated text and will gradually be replaced by the official English translation. Until then, the official translation may be consulted through the reference link provided with each quotation.
- ↑ GRM 485.
- ↑ GRM 484.
- ↑ GRM 547.
- ↑ Joshua 15:7.
- ↑ Joshua 18:17.