A Canaanite town located in the Negev, near the wilderness of Judah, conquered by the Israelites.
About Arad
The name of a Canaanite settlement or region in the Negev Desert at the time of the Israelite conquest of Canaan.
The king of Arad fought against the Israelites, but the Israelites defeated him (Numbers 21:1–3; 33:40). After their victory, they named the place "Hormah," which means "destruction" in Hebrew. Later, Joshua and his army conquered Arad (Joshua 12:14).
Key References
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
All Scripture References (4)
Numbers (2)
When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.
Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.
Joshua (1)
the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
Judges (1)
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.