Atlas Biblica

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    Atroth-shophan

    עַטְרוֹת שׁוֹפָן

    Atroth-shophan was a town given to the tribe of Gad. (Numbers 32:35)

    Where the story of Atroth-shophan happensWhere the gazetteer locates Atroth-shophan, framed to them: Atroth-shophan. 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.Atroth-shophan
    Where the gazetteer locates Atroth-shophan
    verses
    1
    first named
    Numbers 32:35
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.59°N · 35.69°E
    identified with
    Rujm Ataruz (OpenBible)
    settlement31.59°N · 35.69°E

    Rujm Ataruz (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Atroth-shophan in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Atroth-shophan was one of the towns that the Gadites rebuilt and settled in when they were allotted land east of the Jordan River, as recorded in Numbers 32:35. It was part of the territory assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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    1. Numbers1 verse

      32:35

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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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