Ataroth

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Crowns.

(1.) A city east of Jordan, not far from Gilead (Num_32:3).

(2.) A town on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin (Jos_16:2, Jos_16:7), called also Ataroth-adar (Jos_16:5). Now ed-Da'rieh.

(3.) “Ataroth, the house of Joab” (1Ch_2:54), a town of Judah inhabited by the descendants of Caleb.

at´a-roth, a-tā´roth עטרות, ‛ăṭārōth, “crowns” or “wreaths”; Ἀταρώθ, Atarō̇th):

(1) A city east of the Jordan, apparently in the territory given to Reuben, but built, or fortified, by the children of Gad (Num_32:3, Num_32:34). It is named along with Dibon, which is identified with Dhībān. Eight miles Northeast by North of Dibon, on the South of Wādy Zerḳā Ma‛īn, stands Jebel ‛Attārūs, in which the ancient name is preserved. The city is doubtless represented by Khirbet ‛Attārūs, about 4 miles West of the mountain.

(2) A place on the boundary between Ephraim and Benjamin, toward the West (Jos_16:2). It seems to be the same as Ataroth-addar of Jos_16:5 and Jos_18:13. It is probably to be identified with the modern ed-Dāriyeh South of nether Bethhoron, and about 12 1/2 miles West of Jerusalem.

(3) A place on the eastern frontier of Ephraim (Jos_16:7). This town has not been identified. Conder thinks it may be identified with et-Trūneh in the Jordan valley, or with Khirbet et-Taiyereh.