Zarethan
Zarethan, a place near Adam and the Jordan River, mentioned in connection with Israel's crossing and the casting of bronze implements for Solomon's Temple.
PlaceOld Testament4 books5 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 3:16; referred to as Zarethan (צָֽרְתָן), Zeredah (צְרֵדָה), or Zererah (צְרֵרָה).
Location
- Identified as
- Tell es Sa’idiyeh
- Certainty
- Possible (35% of scholarship) · 8 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 32.268° N, 35.577° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
Mentions
- Joshua 3:16צָֽרְתָן · Zarethan…the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
- Judges 7:22צְרֵרָה · ZererahAnd when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.
- 1 Kings 4:12צָֽרְתָן · ZarethanBaana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
- 1 Kings 7:46צָֽרְתָן · ZarethanThe king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
- 2 Chronicles 4:17צְרֵדָה · ZeredahThe king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah.