Anathoth

Anathoth, a Levitical city in Benjamin, notable as the birthplace of Jeremiah.

The name Anathoth means “or Anath, answer; song; poverty”

PlaceOld Testament8 books18 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Joshua 21:18; referred to as Anathoth (עֲנָתוֹת, עַנְּתֹתִי).

Location

Identified as
Ras el Kharruba
Certainty
Possible (42% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
Coordinates
31.808° N, 35.258° E
Anathoth
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Glossary entries

Anathoth (Place), Anathothite Antothite

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Joshua 21:18עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
  2. 2 Samuel 23:27עַנְּתֹתִי · Anathothite; עֲנְּתוֹתִֽי · Antothite
    Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
  3. 1 Kings 2:26עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:60עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
  5. 1 Chronicles 11:28עַנְּתֹתִי · Anathothite; עֲנְּתוֹתִֽי · Antothite
    Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
  6. 1 Chronicles 12:3עַנְּתֹתִי · Anathothite; עֲנְּתוֹתִֽי · Antothite
    Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;
  7. 1 Chronicles 27:12עַנְּתֹתִי · Anathothite; עֲנְּתוֹתִֽי · Antothite
    The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
  8. Ezra 2:23עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    …the men of Anathoth, 128;
  9. Nehemiah 7:27עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    …the men of Anathoth, 128;
  10. Nehemiah 11:32עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    …in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
  11. Isaiah 10:30עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!
  12. Jeremiah 1:1עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
  13. Jeremiah 11:21עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”
  14. Jeremiah 11:23עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    There will be no remnant, for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”
  15. Jeremiah 29:27עַנְּתֹתִי · Anathothite; עֲנְּתוֹתִֽי · Antothite
    So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?
  16. Jeremiah 32:7עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’
  17. Jeremiah 32:8עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
  18. Jeremiah 32:9עֲנָתוֹת · Anathoth
    So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.