Ataroth

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From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

Also called ATROTH

1. A city east of the Jordan River

• Numbers 32:3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
• Numbers 32:34 And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

2. A city, or possibly two different cities, of Ephraim

• Joshua 16:2 It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
• Joshua 16:5 This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon
• Joshua 16:7 From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
• Joshua 18:13 From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.

3. A city of Judah

• 1 Chronicles 2:54 The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

Called ATROTH-BETH-JOAB (R. V.)

4. A city of Gad

• Numbers 32:35 Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,