Ein Nezem, Natural spring in Valley of Springs Regional Council, Israel.
Ein Nezem is a natural spring in the Valley of Springs near Beit Shean that flows consistently year-round. The water emerges through rocky terrain and is surrounded by native plants and natural rock formations.
The spring was originally called Ein Honzir before receiving its current name, which references a biblical verse. The name change occurred during early Jewish settlement of the region.
The name Ein Nezem comes from Proverbs 9:3, "a ring of gold in a pig's nose", a deliberate reworking of the Arabic name Ein Honzir (boar spring) after the spring was renamed. The water is saline and not fit for drinking; it is drawn for agriculture, and picnic tables around the pool serve visitors who come to bathe in the roughly two-metre-deep basin.
Reach the spring by the ring road that runs around the fence of Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu; entry is free. Metal stairs and a ramp lead down to the pool, and sunshades near the entrance give partial shade. The pool is about two metres deep, with picnic tables around it.
The Arabic name of the spring was Ein Hanazir, "spring of the pig"; it was renamed Ein Nezem after the verse in Proverbs about a gold ring in a pig's nose. The pool holds water about two metres deep, and picnic tables stand around it.
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