EN-SHEMESH ĕn shĕm ĭsh (עֵ֣ין שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ, meaning spring of the sun). A spring which is usually identified with modern ’Ain el-Ḥod located about three m. E of Jerusalem on the way to Jericho in the Jordan Valley. It is sometimes referred to as the “Spring of the Apostles.”

The only reference to this spring in the Bible is in the Book of Joshua during the conquest and settlement period. It marked a point on the southern boundary of Benjamin and on the northern boundary of Judah (Josh 15:7 and 18:17).