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18">Jos 21:18). It was the native place of Abiathar (1Ki 2:26), and of the prophet Jer (Jer 1:1; 11:21 ff, etc.). Here lay the field which, under remarkable circumstances, the prophet purchased (Jer 32:7 ff).
Where is Anathoth in the Bible?
Anathoth was a Levitical city located in the territory of Benjamin, approximately two and a quarter miles northeast of Jerusalem in ancient Israel. The city is best known as the birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah, who received his divine calling there and performed a significant symbolic land purchase in Anathoth during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. Other notable biblical figures from Anathoth include Abiathar, a priest who served King David, and two of David's mighty soldiers, Abiezer and Jehu. The city was resettled by the Benjamites after their return from exile in Babylon, demonstrating its continued importance to the post-exilic community. Today, Anathoth is identified with the village of Anata in the West Bank, preserving the name and location of this biblically significant Levitical city.
In Scripture5 biblical books; 5 with study content
- Joshua
- Ezra
- Nehemiah
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
Anathoth
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)18">Jos 21:18). It was the native place of Abiathar (1Ki 2:26), and of the prophet Jer (Jer 1:1; 11:21 ff, etc.). Here lay the field which, under remarkable circumstances, the prophet purchased (Jer 32:7 ff). Two of David's distinguished soldiers, Abiezer (2Sa 23:27) and Jehu (1Ch 12:3), also hailed from Anathoth. It was again occupied by the Benjamites after the return from the Exile (Ne 11:32, etc.). It is identified with `Anata, two and a quarter miles Northeast of Jerusalem, a small village of some fifteen houses with remains of ancient walls. There are quarries in the neighborhood from which stones are still carried to Jerusalem. It commands a spacious outlook over the uplands to the North, and especially to the Southeast, over the Jordan valley toward the Dead Sea and the mountains of Moab. There is nothing to shelter it from the withering power of the winds from the eastern deserts (Jer 4:11; 18:17, etc.).
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an'-a-thoth-it (ha-`annethothi): the Revised Version (British and American) form of the King James Version Anethothite, Anetothite, Antothite. An inhabitant of Anathoth, a town of Benjamin assigned to the Levites.