Anem or Anim 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 6:73) (6:58 in some Bibles). In the parallel location in the Book of Joshua, the name En-gannim or Engannim appears, and the two names may refer to the same town.[1][2]
The location of Anem is unknown.[2]
William F. Albright suggested that Anem was the same location as En-gannim, the two spellings being variants of a single original site ʕen-ʕonam.[3] But Hagen Martino (in 1907), claimed that Anem is 'probably a distinct site', near En-gannim.[4]
See also
edit- For the two locations named En-gannim, one of which may be the same location as Anem, see List of minor biblical places#En-gannim
References
edit- ^ Joshua 19:21 and 21:29
- ^ a b J. D. Douglas; Merrill C. Tenney (3 May 2011). Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Harper Collins. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-310-49235-1.
- ^ William F. Albright (1926). "The Topography of the Tribe of Issachar". In Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. p. 231.
- ^ 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.
