Ataroth

Ataroth [N] [H] [S]

crowns.

  • A city east of Jordan, not far from Gilead ( Numbers 32:3 ).

  • A town on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin ( Joshua 16:2 Joshua 16:7 ), called also Ataroth-adar ( 16:5 ). Now ed-Da'rieh.

  • "Ataroth, the house of Joab" ( 1 Chronicles 2:54 ), a town of Judah inhabited by the descendants of Caleb.

    These dictionary topics are from
    M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
    published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

    [N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
    [H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
    [S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary

    Bibliography Information

    Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Ataroth". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .