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Ataroth

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: A By: James P. Boyd

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(crowns). (1) A town of Gilead (Num. 32:3,34³Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, (Numbers 32:3)
³⁴And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, (Numbers 32:34)). (2) A place on the southern boundary of Ephraim (Josh. 16:2,7²And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, (Joshua 16:2)
⁷And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan. (Joshua 16:7)). (3) Perhaps same as above (1 Chron. 2:54⁵⁴The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. (1 Chronicles 2:54)).

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