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<p> [[Arad]] (''Â'R'' ''Ăd'' ), ''To Flee, To Be Wild, Untamed.'' 1. A [[Canaanitish]] city in the south of Judah. The site of this ancient city is a barren-looking eminence rising above the surrounding country, now called Tel Arad. In &nbsp;Numbers 21:1; &nbsp;Numbers 33:40, "king Arad," A. V., to incorrect for "king of Arad." &nbsp;Joshua 12:14; &nbsp;Judges 1:16. 2. A descendant of Benjamin. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 8:15. </p>

<li> One of the sons of Beriah (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 8:15 ). <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Arad'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/a/arad.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> (Heb. Arad', עֲרָד, perh. ''Flight),'' the name of a city and of a man. </p> <p> '''1.''' (Sept. Ἀρἀδ, but in Joshua ῎Αδερ ''.'' ) An ancient city (so called perhaps from wild [[Asses]] in the vicinity, comp. עֲרוֹד, ''Onager)'' on the southernmost borders of Palestine, whose inhabitants drove back the Israelites as they attempted to penetrate from [[Kadesh]] into Canaan (&nbsp;Numbers 21:1; &nbsp;Numbers 33:40, where the Auth. Verso has "King Arad," instead of "King of Arad"), but were eventually subdued by Joshua, along with the other southern [[Canaanites]] (&nbsp;Joshua 12:14; also &nbsp;Judges 1:16). It lay within the original limits of the tribe of Judah (&nbsp;Joshua 12:14) north (north- west) of the desert of Judah (&nbsp;Judges 1:16). [[Eusebius]] (Ἀραμά ) and [[Jerome]] place Arad twenty Roman miles from Hebron, and four from Malatha, in the neighborhood of the desert of Kadesh (see Reland, ''Palaest.'' p. 481, 501, 573). This accords well with the situation of a hill called ''Tell Arad,'' which Dr. Robinson observed on the road from [[Petra]] to Hebron. He describes it as "a barren-looking eminence rising above the country around." He did not examine the spot, but the Arabs said there were no ruins upon or near it, but only a cavern (Researches, 2:472, 622). The same identification is proposed by Schwarz (Palest. p. 86). (See Hormiah). According to [[Van]] de Velde ''(Narrat.'' 2:83-85) there are fragments of pottery on the top of the Tell, and a ruined reservoir on its south side. It was an episcopal city in Jerome's time (Ritter, Erdk. 14:121). </p> <p> '''2.''' (Sept. Ἀρώδ v. r. ᾿Ωρήδ ''.)'' One of the "sons" of Beriah of the tribe of [[Benjamin]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 8:15), B.C. apparently 536. </p> <p> (See [[Wild Ass]]). </p>

<p> '''''ā´rad''''' ( ערד , <i> '''''‛ărādh''''' </i> ; Ἀράδ , <i> '''''Arád''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (1) A city mentioned four times in the Old Testament. In the King James Version it is twice mistakenly rendered as the name of a king (&nbsp;Numbers 21:1; &nbsp;Numbers 33:40 ). Three times it is spoken of as in the South Country, one mention using the phrase 'the wilderness of Judah which is in the South [[Country]] of Arad' (&nbsp;Judges 1:16 ), that is, the part of the wilderness of Judah which is in the South Country near Arad. It was situated near the frontier of Judah and Simeon, being grouped with Debir, Hormah, Makkedah, etc. (&nbsp;Joshua 12:14 ). Arad and other cities joined in attacking Israel in the fortieth year of the sojourn in the wilderness (&nbsp;Numbers 21:1-3 ), and Israel vowed to "make their cities a devoted thing." In the case of Zephath, one of the cities, this vow was fulfilled after the death of Joshua (&nbsp;Judges 1:17 ). The [[Kenite]] relatives of Moses had their inheritance near Arad (&nbsp;Judges 1:16 ). In the form <i> '''''a''''' </i> - <i> '''''ru''''' </i> - <i> '''''dâ''''' </i> the city is mentioned by [[Shishak]] of Egypt as among the places which he conquered in Palestine. The identification of the site with <i> '''''Tel Arad''''' </i> , about 17 miles South of Hebron, seems to be generally accepted. </p> <p> (2) One of the descendants of [[Elpaal]] the son of Shaharaim, mentioned among the descendants of Benjamin (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 8:15 ). </p>