Atlas Biblica

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    Arnon

    אַרְנוֹן

    The Arnon, a river and valley that marked the boundary between Moab and the Amorites, later serving as Israel's southern border.

    Where the story of Arnon happensArnon, and 2 places the claims reach, framed to them: Arnon, Jordan, Halak_Mount. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.ArnonJordanHalak_Mount
    Arnon, and 2 places the claims reach
    verses
    23
    first named
    Numbers 21:13
    last named
    Jeremiah 48:20
    feature
    river
    coordinates
    31.47°N · 35.57°E
    river31.47°N · 35.57°E

    Wadi Mujib (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Arnon in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    The Arnon is a river and its accompanying valley, located east of the Dead Sea, in what is now modern-day Jordan. It is mentioned numerous times in the Old Testament, primarily in the context of Israel's journey to the Promised Land and the subsequent division of the territory.

    During the Israelites' wilderness wanderings, the Arnon served as a boundary between the Moabites and the Amorites (Numbers 21:13). The Amorites, led by King Sihon, had previously conquered the land north of the Arnon from the Moabites (Numbers 21:26). When the Israelites requested passage through Sihon's territory, he refused and engaged them in battle. Israel defeated Sihon and took possession of the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok (Numbers 21:24).

    The Arnon later served as the southern border of the territory assigned to the tribes of Reuben and Gad (Deu.3.12, 16; Joshua 13:9, 16). It also marked the southern limit of the region controlled by King Sihon (Deu.2.36; Joshua 12:2) and, in later years, the extent of Jephthah's victories over the Ammonites (Judges 11:18, 22).

    During the reign of Jehu, king of Israel, the territory east of the Jordan, including the area from the Arnon, was lost to Hazael, king of Aram (2Ki.10.33). The prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah also mention the Arnon in their prophecies concerning Moab (Isaiah 16:2; Jeremiah 48:20).

    The Arnon's significance in the Bible lies in its role as a geographical boundary, marking the limits of territorial control for various nations and tribes throughout Israel's history. Its frequent mention in the context of military campaigns and territorial allotments underscores its importance as a strategic landmark in the region.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 9 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 23, across 7 books. The name is written 25 times in them.

    1. Numbers6 verses

      21:1321:1421:2421:2621:2822:36

    2. Deuteronomy6 verses

      2:242:363:83:123:164:48

    3. Joshua4 verses

      12:112:213:913:16

    4. Judges4 verses

      11:1311:1811:2211:26

    5. 2 Kings1 verse

      10:33

    6. Isaiah1 verse

      16:2

    7. Jeremiah1 verse

      48:20

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Israel’s seizure of Jephthahs Land, Moab Land, and Ammonites Land and Israel, Moses, and Joshua’s taking of Their Lands, Arabah, Sihon, and OgIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia We and Jair’s taking of Argob and Israel, Moses, and Joshua’s taking of Their Lands, Arabah, Sihon, and OgHermon MountMountain on the northern border of Israelvia We and Jair’s taking of Argob and Israel, Moses, and Joshua’s taking of Their Lands, Arabah, Sihon, and OgJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's historyvia We and Jair’s taking of Argob and Israel, Moses, and Joshua’s taking of Their Lands, Arabah, Sihon, and OgTakingTaking is a concept gathering 334 labelled instances in the text.via Israel’s seizure of Jephthahs Land, Moab Land, and Ammonites LandJabbokA river east of the Jordan, associated with Jacobvia Israel’s seizure of Jephthahs Land, Moab Land, and Ammonites LandSeizureSeizure is a concept gathering 17 labelled instances in the text.via We and Jair’s taking of ArgobArgobA region in Bashan, known for its fortified cities.via We and Jair’s taking of ArgobJairManassite leader who captured Gileadvia Israel, Moses, and Joshua’s taking of Their Lands, Arabah, Sihon, and OgArabahA desert region in the Jordan Valley and southward.

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    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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