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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Aroer. Every Aroer in the Bible

    place

    Aroer

    עֲרֹעֵר, עֲדְעָדָה

    Aroer, a city situated on the edge of the Arnon Valley, near the border between Israel and Moab.

    Where the story of Aroer happensAroer, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Aroer, Arnon. 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.AroerArnon
    Aroer, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    9
    first named
    Deuteronomy 2:36
    last named
    Judges 11:26
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.47°N · 35.82°E
    settlement31.47°N · 35.82°E

    Arair (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Aroer in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Aroer was a city located on the northern edge of the Arnon Valley, in what is now modern-day Jordan. It is mentioned several times in the Old Testament, often in the context of defining territorial boundaries and military campaigns.

    In Deu.2.36, Aroer is described as being on the edge of the Arnon Valley, marking the southern limit of the territory conquered by the Israelites from King Sihon of the Amorites. This area was later allotted to the tribe of Reuben (Deu.3.12; Joshua 13:9, 16).

    Aroer is also mentioned in the description of the extent of King Sihon's territory, which stretched from the Arnon to the Jabbok (Joshua 12:2). During the time of the judges, Jephthah reminded the Ammonites that Israel had possessed the land from Aroer to the Jabbok for three hundred years (Judges 11:26).

    In the reign of Jehu, king of Israel, the territory from Aroer was lost to Hazael, king of Aram (2Ki.10.33). The prophet Jeremiah also mentions Aroer in his prophecy concerning Moab, calling upon the inhabitants of Aroer to ask about the destruction that has come upon them (Jeremiah 48:19).

    Aroer's significance in the Bible lies in its strategic location along the Arnon Valley, serving as a boundary marker and a point of reference in territorial descriptions. Its frequent mention in the context of military campaigns and territorial allotments underscores its importance as a key city in the region.

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    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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    and 6 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 — 9, across 5 books.

    1. Deuteronomy3 verses

      2:363:124:48

    2. Joshua3 verses

      12:213:913:16

    3. Judges1 verse

      11:26

    4. 2 Kings1 verse

      10:33

    5. Jeremiah1 verse

      48:19

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    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 Sihon’s rule of GileadArabahA desert region in the Jordan Valley and southward.via Sihon’s rule of GileadBeth-jeshimothTown in Moab, allotted to Reuben, mentioned in prophecy.via Sihon’s rule of GileadGileadMountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name.via Sihon’s rule of GileadJabbokA river east of the Jordan, associated with Jacobvia Sihon’s rule of GileadPisgahA mountain range in Moab, east of the Jordanvia Sihon’s rule of GileadRuleRule is a concept gathering 22 labelled instances in the text.via Sihon’s rule of GileadSalt SeaAnother name for the Dead Seavia Sihon’s rule of GileadSihonAmorite king of Heshbon, defeated by the Israelites.

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