Atroth-shophan standard
t Khirbet `Attarus or Jebel `Attarus (HDB and EB, under the word) Aroer would hardly have been named between them. The King James Version reads Atroth, Shophah, understanding that two places are named.
Where is Atroth-shophan in the Bible?
Atroth-shophan was a town located east of the Jordan River in the region that became the territory of the tribe of Gad. It is mentioned in Numbers 32:35 as one of the cities built or fortified by the Gadites after they were allotted their inheritance during Israel's settlement of Canaan. The exact modern location of Atroth-shophan remains uncertain, though some scholars have tentatively associated it with sites such as Khirbet Attarus or Jebel Attarus in the Transjordanian region. The town represents part of the geographical inheritance promised to Gad, emphasizing the tribal divisions of Israel's conquered territory east of the Jordan.
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Atroth-shophan
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)t Khirbet `Attarus or Jebel `Attarus (HDB and EB, under the word) Aroer would hardly have been named between them. The King James Version reads Atroth, Shophah, understanding that two places are named. No identification is yet possible.
(1) A son of Jarha, the Egyptian, by a daughter of Sheshan (1Ch 2:35 f).
(2) A Gadite soldier who joined David's army at Ziklag (<ref