Difference between revisions of "Atroth-Shophan"
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49384" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49384" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> [[Atroth-Shophan]] </strong> . | <p> <strong> [[Atroth-Shophan]] </strong> . A town E. of Jordan, near [[Aroer]] and Jazer, fortified by [[Gad]] ( Numbers 32:35 ). Some place it with Atareth 1. at <em> ‘Attârûs </em> . This is hardly possible. The site is unknown. </p> <p> W. Ewing. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38624" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38624" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1238" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1238" /> == | ||
<p> '''''at´roth''''' -'''''shō´fan''''' עטרות שׁופן , <i> '''''‛aṭrōth shōphān''''' </i> ; [[Septuagint]] γῆν σωφάν , <i> '''''gḗn sōphán''''' </i> ̌ : | <p> '''''at´roth''''' -'''''shō´fan''''' עטרות שׁופן , <i> '''''‛aṭrōth shōphān''''' </i> ; [[Septuagint]] γῆν σωφάν , <i> '''''gḗn sōphán''''' </i> ̌ : A town built or fortified by the children of Gad East of the [[Jordan]] ( Numbers 32:35 ), named next to Aroer. If it had been at <i> '''''Khirbet ‛Attārūs''''' </i> or <i> '''''Jebel ‛Attārūs''''' </i> ( <i> HDB </i> and <i> EB </i> , under the word) Aroer would hardly have been named between them. The King James Version reads [[Atroth]] , [[Shophan]] , understanding that two places are named. No identification is yet possible. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 09:49, 13 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Atroth-Shophan . A town E. of Jordan, near Aroer and Jazer, fortified by Gad ( Numbers 32:35 ). Some place it with Atareth 1. at ‘Attârûs . This is hardly possible. The site is unknown.
W. Ewing.
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Numbers 32:35
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
at´roth -shō´fan עטרות שׁופן , ‛aṭrōth shōphān ; Septuagint γῆν σωφάν , gḗn sōphán ̌ : A town built or fortified by the children of Gad East of the Jordan ( Numbers 32:35 ), named next to Aroer. If it had been at Khirbet ‛Attārūs or Jebel ‛Attārūs ( HDB and EB , under the word) Aroer would hardly have been named between them. The King James Version reads Atroth , Shophan , understanding that two places are named. No identification is yet possible.
