En-haddah, a city allotted to the tribe of Issachar during the division of the Promised Land.
Also known as En Haddah
En-haddah is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 19:21, as one of the cities allotted to the tribe of Issachar during the division of the Promised Land. It is listed among other cities in Issachar's territory, such as Remeth, En-gannim, and Beth-pazzez.
The name En-haddah means "spring of Haddah" or "swift fountain," suggesting the presence of a water source in the area. No other details about this city are provided in the Bible, and its exact location is unknown. It was likely situated within the boundaries of Issachar's territory, which was located in the northern part of Israel, in the region of the Jezreel Valley.
Approximate location: 32.478, 35.254 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
quick sight; well of gladness
EN-HAD'DAH (swift fountain), a place in Issachar. Josh 19:21. Van de Velde and Thomson suggest as its site 'Ain Haud, on the western slope of Mount Carmel, 2 miles from the sea. Grove questions this view. Conder proposes Kefr 'Adan. EN-HAK'KORE (fountain of the crier), a spring opened for Samson. Jud 15:19. Milton refers to it in Samson Agonistes: "Samson's Spring" was pointed out on the way from Sochoh to Eleutheropolis from the time of Jerome to the fourteenth century, but Robinson rejects this site; Van de Velde suggests a large spring near Tell el-Lekiyeh, 4 miles from Beer-sheba. This, however, is 30 miles from Gaza, while Samson's exploit was probably much nearer that city. Conder found near Zoreah a spring called 'Ayun Kara, which name seemed to resemble En-hakkore.
EN-HAD'DAH (swift fountain), a place in Issachar. Josh 19:21. Van de Velde and Thomson suggest as its site 'Ain Haud, on the western slope of Mount Carmel, 2 miles from the sea. Grove questions this view. Conder proposes Kefr 'Adan.
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Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.
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