Ataroth
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Ataroth in the Bible Dictionary
- Also called ATROTH
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1. A city east of the Jordan River
Num 32:3, 34
3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
Numbers 32:334 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
Numbers 32:34 -
2. A city, or possibly two different cities, of Ephraim
Josh 16:2, 5, 7; 18:13
2 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
Joshua 16:25 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
Joshua 16:57 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
Joshua 16:713 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.
Joshua 18:13 -
3. A city of Judah
1 Chr 2:54
54 The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
1 Chronicles 2:54 - Called ATROTH-BETH-JOAB (R. V.)
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4. A city of Gad
Num 32:35
35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
Numbers 32:35
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.
