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f="Bible:Num.33.40">33:40). Three times it is spoken of as in the South Country, one mention using the phrase `the wilderness of Judah which is in the South Country of Arad' (Jud 1:16), that is, the part of the wildernes…
Where is Arad in the Bible?
Arad was a Canaanite city located in the South Country (Negev region) of ancient Palestine, near the frontier between the territories of Judah and Simeon. The city is best known from Numbers 21:1, where the king of Arad attacked the Israelites during their wilderness journey in the fortieth year, prompting a military response. Arad is mentioned several times in the books of Numbers, Joshua, and Judges, and was later inhabited by the Kenites after the Israelite conquest. Its strategic location near cities like Debir, Hormah, and Makkedah made it significant in the early settlement of Canaan. The city's initial aggression against Israel marked an important moment in Israel's transition from wilderness wandering to territorial conquest.
In Scripture3 biblical books; 1 with study content
- Numbers
- Joshua
- Judges
Arad
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)f="Bible:Num.33.40">33:40). Three times it is spoken of as in the South Country, one mention using the phrase `the wilderness of Judah which is in the South Country of Arad' (Jud 1:16), that is, the part of the wilderness of Judah which is in the South Country near Arad. It was situated near the frontier of Judah and Simeon, being grouped with Debir, Hormah, Makkedah, etc. (Jos 12:14). Arad and other cities joined in attacking Israel in the fortieth year of the sojourn in the wilderness (Nu 21:1-3), and Israel vowed to "make their cities a devoted thing." In the case of Zephath, one of the cities, this vow was fulfilled after the death of Joshua (Jud 1:17). The Kenite relatives of Moses had their inheritance near Arad (Jud 1:16). In the form a-ru-da the city is mentioned by Shishak of Egypt as among the places which he conquered in Palestine. The identification of the site with Tel Arad, about 17 miles South of Hebron, seems to be generally accepted.
(2) One of the descendants of Elpaal the son of Shaharaim, mentioned among the descendants of Benjamin (1Ch 8:15).
Willis J. Beecher
ar'-a-dus (Arados, 1 Macc 15:23): Greek name of the Old Testament ARVAD (which see), a city on the coast of Phoenicia.
a'-ra ('arach, "traveler"?)