(
ÂåôÜíç
v. r.
ÂëéôÜíç
, i.e. prob.
ÂáéôÜíç
; Vulg. omits), a place apparently south of Jerusalem (Jdt_1:9), and, according to Reland (Palaest. p. 625), identical with the AIN SEE AIN (q.v.) of Jos_21:16, and the Bethanin (
Âçèáíßí
) of Eusebius (Onom.
Á᾿ñß
, Ain), two miles from the Terebinth of Abraham and four from Hebron. Others, with less probability, compare it with BETEN SEE BETEN (q.v.). SEE CHELLUS.