A town in the mountainous region east of the Jordan River. Ataroth was rebuilt by the tribe of Gad (Numbers 32:3, 33–36). It was mentioned in the famous Moabite Stone by King Mesha, who said he brought back the “altar of David” from Ataroth. This Ataroth is probably modern-day Khirbet Attarus.
→ View encyclopedia entryA town on the southern border of Ephraim’s tribal land (Joshua 16:2), possibly the same as Ataroth-addar (Joshua 16:5; 18:13).
→ View encyclopedia entryA town in the Jordan Valley on the northeast border of Ephraim’s tribal land (Joshua 16:7).
A town in Judah near Bethlehem belonging to the family of Joab, the son of Salma (1 Chronicles 2:54).
Ataroth
This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.