And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
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Barnes' Notes
In Enon - The word “Enon,” or “Aenon,” means “a fountain,” and was doubtless given to this place because of the fountains there. On the situation of the place nothing certain has been determined.…
Adam Clarke
In Aenon - This place was eight miles southward from Scythopolis, between Salim and Jordan.
There was much water - And this was equally necessary, where such multitudes were baptized, whether the…
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Cambridge Bible
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