dayspring, east, rising

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Several words are used to express the East, which imply “going forth,” “rising,” “that which is before,” having reference to the sun and its rising. Nearly all the references in scripture to the East or to other quarters are of course reckoned from Palestine; so that “children of the East,” “men of the East,” point out Assyria, Babylon, etc.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Greek:
ἀνατολή
Transliteration:
anatole
Phonic:
an-at-ol-ay’
Meaning:
from 393; a rising of light, i.e. dawn (figuratively); by implication, the east (also in plural)
KJV Usage:
dayspring, east, rising