Ataroth
Ataroth was a town in the region of Gilead allotted to the tribe of Gad.
The name Ataroth means “crowns”
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Numbers 32:3; only referred to as Ataroth (עֲטָרוֹת).
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet Ataruz
- Certainty
- Likely (78% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.575° N, 35.666° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- עֲטָרוֹתAtaroth
Mentions
- “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,