Genesis 24:13

the fountain of water Two words are used in this passage which require to be distinguished: (1) "the fountain," or "spring" (-ayin), the water of which rises from the ground, or out of the rock; and (2) "the well" (be"êr), as in Genesis 24:11; Genesis 24:20, the tank or cistern, protected with stones, and provided with steps leading down to the actual "fountain" or "spring"; cf. 16. The "well" is the LXX φρέαρ, Lat. puteus: the "fountain" is the LXX πηγή, Lat. fons, cf. Genesis 16:7.