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Ether

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Smith's 1863ISBE 19152 verse references

Smith's 1863

(abundance), one of the cities of Judah in the low country, the Shefelah , (Joshua 15:42) allotted to Simeon. (Joshua 19:7)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

e'-ther (`ether; Ather):

A town in Judah (Jos 15:42), near Libnah, assigned to Simeon (Jos 19:7). Kh. el `Atr (identical in spelling with Ether) is possibly the site.

It is near Beit Jibrin and is described as "an ancient site: cisterns, foundations, quarried rock and terraces" (PEF, III, 261, 279).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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