Shems

Beth-shemesh -- that is, "house of the sun," now Ain Shems

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

Sun, and of the Heavens; and it was by the natives called Shems and Shams: which undoubtedly means the land of Shemesh, from the worship there followed.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. Jacob Bryant 1759

_Durtghayer_ on the left; _Arzoon_ further on the left; then we rested under some olive trees, with _Dar esh Shems_ on the right; _Mezra'a_ on the left; _Dar Zibneh_ with a castle on our right.

Byeways in Palestine James Finn

Shamesh might be three forms of one name, After all, the name might not indicate a hill, but a village: 'Ain Shems.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

It happened near the village of Mejdel esh-Shems, down in the valley underneath Mount Hermon.

Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 Marmaduke William Pickthall 1905

In every rough and tumble among the children of Ham, Shem, and Japhet, I feel certain that crude and candid personalities fell to the lot, at any rate, of the little Shems.

A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions 1903

The opinion, however, that it is to be identified with ` Erma, 4 miles east of ` Ain Shems, on the edge of the valley of Sorek, seems to be better supported.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

Some have identified it with the modern Beit Iksa, a conspicuous and prominent position, apparently answering all the necessary conditions; others with Dier Aban, 3 miles east of ` Ain Shems.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

The modern representative of all these various forms of the same name is probably Tibneh, a village about two miles west of Ain Shems (Beth-shemesh).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

At that time the Rabbi usually recited his morning prayers, for it was that moment at which white could be distinguished from blue, which is the time that every faithful Israelite should recite the morning Tefils and Shems.

An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story Eliza Orzeszkowa 1876