On.
1. The 'city of the Sun,' in Egypt. Poti-pherah, the father of Asenath, Joseph's wife, was priest of the city. Genesis 41:45, Genesis 1:41; Genesis 46:20. It is regarded as the same as BETH-SHEMESH in Jeremiah 43:13, and as AVEN in Ezekiel 30:17; and is supposed to be alluded to in Isaiah 19:18; See margin. Identified with the ruins of Heliopolis, 30 8' N, 31 23' E: about ten miles N.E. of Cairo. On has been found in the inscriptions as AN and AN-T.
2. Son of Peleth, a Reubenite: he joined with Korah in murmuring against Moses and Aaron. Numbers 16:1. He is not mentioned after verse 1. The Jews say he separated from the guilty company and was saved.