Zaretan
/ZAR-eh-tan/
Summary
A town in the Jordan Valley near where the Jordan waters stood in a heap when Israel crossed into Canaan.
☩Location
Zaretan (also Zarethan, Zartanah, Zarthan) was located in the Jordan Valley near Adam, where the waters of the Jordan were cut off and rose up in a heap when Israel crossed. It was also near the place where the bronze vessels for Solomon's Temple were cast in the clay ground between Succoth and Zaretan.
Key verses:Joshua 3:161 Kings 4:121 Kings 7:46
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Zaretan," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Zaretan," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).