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en-shē´mesh (עין־ש×מש×, ‛eÌ„n shemesh, “spring of the sunâ€): An important landmark on the boundary line between Judah and Benjamin (; ). The little spring ‛Ain el hÌ£aud, East of Bethany, the last spring on the road descending to Jericho, seems to suit the conditions. ‛Ain el hÌ£aud is usually called the “Apostles' Fountain†by Christians, on account of a tradition dating from the 15th century that the apostles drank there.