Atarot (Bible)

Atarot ( Hebrew / Moabite עטר (ו) ת) is a biblically and extra-biblically documented ancient place name, which refers to at least two places:

• A town east of the Jordan ( Num 32.3  LUT and 32.34 LUT , also in) Mesha Stele is called. It is mostly identified with the Chirbet Ataruz .
• A city west of the Jordan in the Ephraimitic mountain country ( Jos 16,2  LUT and 16,7 LUT ). This Atarot is probably identical to the place mentioned in Jos 16,5  LUT and 18,13 LUT Atrot-Addar .

Web links

• Klaus Koenen : Atarot . In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.