Aroer (2)
Aroer is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet Udena. The name means “heath; tamarisk.”
Where is Aroer?
Approx. 31.9702, 35.8713 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Udena | settlement | Low |
| Umm Sweiwineh | settlement | Low |
| Erjan | settlement | Low |
| another name for Aroer 1 | settlement | Low |
Verses that mention Aroer
- Joshua 13:25
And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
- Judges 11:33
And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.