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    Ataroth-addar

    עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר

    Ataroth-addar, a border town between the territories of Ephraim and Benjamin.

    Where the story of Ataroth-addar happensWhere the gazetteer locates Ataroth-addar, framed to them: Ataroth-addar. 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.Ataroth-addar
    Where the gazetteer locates Ataroth-addar
    verses
    2
    first named
    Joshua 16:5
    last named
    Joshua 18:13
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.88°N · 35.22°E
    settlement31.88°N · 35.22°E

    Khirbet Atara (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Ataroth-addar in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ataroth-addar was a town situated on the border between the tribal territories of Ephraim and Benjamin, as recorded in the book of Joshua. In Joshua 16:5, Ataroth-addar is mentioned as part of the description of Ephraim's territory, specifically its southern border. The town is listed along with Beth-horon as marking the extent of Ephraim's inheritance.

    In Joshua 18:13, Ataroth-addar appears again in the delineation of Benjamin's territory. The verse states that the border extended from there to Ataroth-addar, near the hill south of Lower Beth-horon. This description places Ataroth-addar in the vicinity of Beth-horon, a strategically important town in the western foothills of the central hill country.

    The name Ataroth-addar likely combines two elements: "Ataroth," meaning "crowns" or "wreaths," and "Addar," which may be a personal name or a descriptive term. The exact location of Ataroth-addar is not known with certainty, but its repeated mention in the boundary descriptions underscores its significance as a border town between Ephraim and Benjamin.

    Apart from its role in demarcating tribal territories, no other information about Ataroth-addar is provided in the Bible. Its inclusion in the boundary lists of Joshua highlights the importance of establishing clear territorial divisions among the tribes of Israel as they settled in the Promised Land.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. Joshua2 verses

      16:518:13

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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