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house of the sun.
(1.) A sacerdotal city in the tribe of Dan [Jos 21:16 ; 1Sam 6:15 ], on the north border of Judah [Jos 15:10 ]. It was the scene of an encounter between Jehoash, king of Israel, and Amaziah, king of Judah, in which the latter was made prisoner [2Kong 14:11 ; 2Kong 14:13 ]. It was afterwards taken by the Philistines [2Krøn 28:18 ]. It is the modern ruined Arabic village 'Ain-shems, on the north-west slopes of the mountains of Judah, 14 miles west of Jerusalem.
(2.) A city between Dothan and the Jordan, near the southern border of Issachar [Jos 19:22 ], 7 1/2 miles south of Beth-shean. It is the modern Ain-esh-Shemsiyeh.
(3.) One of the fenced cities of Naphtali [Jos 19:38 ], between Mount Tabor and the Jordan. Now Khurbet Shema, 3 miles west of Safed. But perhaps the same as No 2.
(4.) An idol sanctuary in Egypt [Jer 43:13 ]; called by the Greeks Heliopolis, and by the Egyptians On (q.v.), [1Mos 41:45 ].
house of the sun.
(1.) A sacerdotal city in the tribe of Dan [Jos 21:16 ; 1Sam 6:15 ], on the north border of Judah [Jos 15:10 ]. It was the scene of an encounter between Jehoash, king of Israel, and Amaziah, king of Judah, in which the latter was made prisoner [2Kong 14:11 ; 2Kong 14:13 ]. It was afterwards taken by the Philistines [2Krøn 28:18 ]. It is the modern ruined Arabic village 'Ain-shems, on the north-west slopes of the mountains of Judah, 14 miles west of Jerusalem.
(2.) A city between Dothan and the Jordan, near the southern border of Issachar [Jos 19:22 ], 7 1/2 miles south of Beth-shean. It is the modern Ain-esh-Shemsiyeh.
(3.) One of the fenced cities of Naphtali [Jos 19:38 ], between Mount Tabor and the Jordan. Now Khurbet Shema, 3 miles west of Safed. But perhaps the same as No 2.
(4.) An idol sanctuary in Egypt [Jer 43:13 ]; called by the Greeks Heliopolis, and by the Egyptians On (q.v.), [1Mos 41:45 ].
EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary