Ataroth
Ataroth is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet Ataruz. The name means “crowns.”
Where is Ataroth?
Approx. 31.5753, 35.6659 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Ataruz | settlement | High |
Ataroth in the Bible dictionary
Crowns. (1.) A city east of Jordan, not far from Gilead (Num. 32:3).
(2.) A town on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:2, 7), called also Ataroth-adar (16:5). Now ed-Da’rieh.
(3.) “Ataroth, the house of Joab” (1 Chr. 2:54), a town of Judah inhabited by the descendants of Caleb.
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Verses that mention Ataroth
- Numbers 32:3
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
- Numbers 32:34
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,