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jesh´a-na, jeÌ„-shā´na (יש×× ×”;, yeshaÌ„-naÌ„h): A town named with Bethel and Ephron among the places taken by Abijah from Jeroboam (). Most scholars are agreed that the same name should be read instead of השּ×ן, ha-shen, in . It is probably identical with the ΙσαÌνας, IsaÌnas, of Josephus (Ant., XIV, xv, 12). It is represented by the modern ‛Ain Sı̄nia, 3 1/4 miles North of Bethel, with a spring and interesting ancient remains.