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:Num.32.3">Nu 32:3,34). It is named along with Dibon, which is identified with Dhiban.
Where is Ataroth in the Bible?
Ataroth in the Bible refers to a town located on the border between the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh in ancient Israel. The name appears in the book of Joshua as a boundary marker between these tribal lands, specifically mentioned in Joshua 16:2. Scholars identify Ataroth with the modern site of Khirbet Attarus, located in the region east of the Jordan River, with geographical features preserved in the nearby Jebel Attarus mountain. The town served as an important territorial landmark in the division of the Promised Land among the Israelite tribes, helping to define the boundaries of the northern territories.
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Ataroth
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain):Num.32.3">Nu 32:3,34). It is named along with Dibon, which is identified with Dhiban. Eight miles Northeast by North of Dibon, on the South of Wady Zerqa Ma`in, stands Jebel `Attarus, in which the ancient name is preserved. The city is doubtless represented by Khirbet `Attarus, about 4 miles West of the mountain.
(2) A place on the boundary between Ephraim and Benjamin, toward the West (Jos 16:2). It seems to be the same as Ataroth- addar of Jos 16:5, 18:13. It is probably to be identified with the modern ed-Dariyeh South of nether Bethhoron, and about 12 1/2 miles West of Jerusalem.
(3) A place on the eastern frontier of Ephraim (Jos 16:7). This town has not been identified. Conder thinks it may be identified with et-Truneh in the Jordan valley, or with Khirbet et-Taiyereh.
W. Ewing
at'-a-roth-ad'-ar (`aTroth 'addar, "crowns of Addar"). See ATAROTH (2).
a'-ter ('aTer, "bound" (?)):
(1) The ancestor of a fami