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Zarthan

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: Z

By: James P. Boyd

(cooling). (1) A town in the Jordan valley. Between it and Succoth was the clay-ground in which Solomon cast the utensils for the temple service. Now the mound called Tell-sa-rem (1 Kings 7:46⁴⁶In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan. (1 Kings 7:46)). (2) The same place is doubtless meant by Zaretan (Josh. 3:16¹⁶That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. (Joshua 3:16)), and by Zererath (Judg. 7:22²²And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath. (Judges 7:22)). (3) Supposedly another name for the Zartanah of 1 Kings 4:12¹²Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: (1 Kings 4:12). (4) Doubtless Zarthan (1) is meant by the Zeredathah of 2 Chron. 4:17¹⁷In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah. (2 Chronicles 4:17).

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