Zereth-shahar

Zereth-shahar was a city in the territory of Reuben, located on a mountain in the plain by the Dead Sea .
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location only mentioned at Joshua 13:19; only referred to as Zereth-shahar (צֶרֶת הַשַּׁ֫חַר).

Location

Identified as
Callirrhoe
Certainty
Possible (40% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
Coordinates
31.597° N, 35.559° E
Zereth-shahar
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Glossary entries

Zareth-shahar Zereth-shahar

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,