En-gannim: Fountain of gardens.1. A town in the plains of Judah
(Joshua 15:34) north-west of
Jerusalem, between Zanoah and Tappuah. It is the modern Umm
Jina.
2. A city on the border of Machar
(Joshua 19:21) allotted to the
Gershonite Levites
(Joshua 21:29) It is identified with the modern
Jenin, a large and prosperous town of about 4,000 inhabitants,
situated 15 miles south of Mount Tabor, through which the road
from Jezreel to Samaria and Jerusalem passes. When Ahaziah,
king of Judah, attempted to escape from Jehu, he "fled by the
way of the garden house" i.e., by way of En-gannim. Here he was
overtaken by Jehu and wounded in his chariot, and turned aside
and fled to Megiddo, a distance of about 20 miles, to die
there.
