Ancient man drinking at a spring. Author: Paul S. Taylor.

What is a…
spring
Which springs are mentioned in Scripture?

also known as: ain, ayin, ein, fountains, or living water

Hebrew: ע —transliterations: ain, ayin or 'en —meaning: the bright open source, the eye of the landscape (that is, a pool of water seen in the land and not fed by a stream)

A spring is the point where underground water (an aquifer) flows to the surface. Some are slow flowing and others vigorous cascades. Some springs are hidden beneath the pool of water they create, stirring the waters as they rise.

A spring is generally different than a well, which must be dug to reach the underground water.

Israel’s springs

The land of Israel has both cool springs and hot springs.

For Yahweh your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills; —Deuteronomy 8:7 LSB

He sends forth springs in the valleys;
They flow between the mountains; —Psalm 104:10

And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters.” —Revelation 14:7

Springs of the Bible lands

alphabetical list

Many natural springs are mentioned or made apparent by Scripture.

Man in green hills drinking from a flowing spring

Prophecies

I will open rivers on the bare heights
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water
And the dry land fountains of water. —Isaiah 41:18

They will not hunger or thirst,
Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down;
For He who has compassion on them will guide them
And will lead them to springs of water. —Isaiah 49:10

for the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of the water of life. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.” —Revelation 7:17

Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters, and they became blood. —Revelation 16:4

Fountains of the great deep

fountains of the deep eruption

This was the main source of water than inundated the entire Earth during the time of Noah. When God created Earth, he made it with enormous amounts of water stored below the service.

In the 600th year of Noah’s life, in the 2nd month, on the 17th day of the month, on this day all the fountains of the great deep split open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened. —Genesis 7:11

Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained —Genesis 8:2

Proverbs

Like a muddied spring and a corrupted well
Is a righteous man shaking before the wicked. —Proverbs 25:26

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death. —Proverbs 14:27

Poetry

You are a garden spring,
A well of fresh water,
And streams flowing from Lebanon.” —Song of Songs 4:15

A garden locked is my sister, my bride,
A rock garden locked, a spring sealed up. —Song of Songs 4:12

Therefore you will joyously draw water
From the springs of salvation. —Isaiah 12:3

And Yahweh will continually guide you,
And satisfy your soul in scorched places,
And fortify your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail. —Isaiah 58:11 LSB

And it will be in that day,
That the mountains will drip with sweet wine,
And the hills will flow with milk,
And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water;
And a spring will go out from the house of Yahweh
To water the valley of Shittim. —Joel 3:18 LSB

Then He said to me, “They are done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. —Revelation 21:6

Joshua 10:40 KJV

“Springs” mentioned in the King James Version of Joshua 10:40 (Hebrew: 'ashdoth) should be translated as “slopes,” as it is in modern translations, including the Revised King James Version, NKJV, NASB, ESV, etc. “Ashdoth refers to the “undulating ground lying between the lowlands (the shephelah) and the central range of hills” (Mathew G. Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary).

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Article Version: February 6, 2026