Ataroth-addar
Ataroth-addar, a border town between the territories of Ephraim and Benjamin.
The name Ataroth-addar means “crowns of power”
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A location near Beth-horon Upper first mentioned at Joshua 16:5; only referred to as Ataroth-addar (עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר).
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet Atara
- Certainty
- Uncertain (19% of scholarship) · 5 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.880° N, 35.218° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- עַטְרוֹת אַדָּרAtaroth-addar
Mentions
- This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon
- From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.