BDB571 [H204]

אֹן (Gen 41:45; Gen 46:20) אוֺן (Gen 41:50; Ezek 30:17) proper name, of a location On (Egypt An compare Eb^{GS 75} Wied^{Samm 146}; perhaps = Assyrian Unu Steind^{BAS i.610}, contr. Dl^{Pa 318}) city in lower Egypt, probably on border of land of Goshen, residence of 'Potiphera, priest of On,' father-in-law of Joseph Gen 41:45; Gen 41:50; Gen 46:20 also Ezek 30:17 ( where ᵑ0 אָוֶן); it was celebrated for worship of sun-god Ra, & hence called also sun-city, בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Jer 43:13, ᵐ5 ἡλίου πόλις; modern Matariye, on east bank of Nile, approximately 7 miles east of north from Cairo & 18 from Memphis; — compare Eb^{GS 75, 507 f.} & map Wied^l.c.

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