Bible Dictionaries
Aenon
Holman Bible Dictionary
(aye nee' uhss) Place name meaning, “double spring.” The location where John the Baptist was baptizing during the time that Jesus was baptizing in Judea (John 3:23 ). The biblical text indicates that Aenon was a place richly endowed with water near Salim, which precise location is unknown. The most likely location of Aenon was in a broad open valley called Wadi-Farah, west of the Jordan and northeast of Nablus.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Aenon'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​a/aenon.html. 1991.