Ataroth(ataroth adar, beth joab)
עֲטָרוֹת/AT-a-roth/
“Crowns or wreaths”
Summary
The name of several places in the Old Testament, including towns in Gad, Ephraim, and on the border of Benjamin.
☩Multiple Locations
Several places bore this name: (1) A city in the territory of Gad, east of the Jordan, rebuilt by the Gadites. (2) Ataroth-addar or Ataroth-adar, on the southern border of Ephraim near Bethel. (3) A location on the border of Benjamin. The name was common enough that it was sometimes combined with other words to distinguish between different towns.
Key verses:Numbers 32:3Numbers 32:34Joshua 16:2Joshua 16:7
Related Verses8 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ataroth," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ataroth," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).