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Ir-Shemesh

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. id. עַיר שֶׁמֶשׁ , in pause שׁ מֶשׁ עַיר, city of the sun; Sept. πόλις Σάμες, Vulg. Hirsemes, id est civitas solis), a town on the border of Dan, mentioned between Eshtaol and Shaalabbin (Joshua 19:41); probably the same as the BETH-SHEMIESH (See BETH-SHEMIESH) (q.v.) of Joshua 15:10.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ir-Shemesh'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​i/ir-shemesh.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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