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Arad

עֲרָד · a.rad · H6166A“a wild ass; a dragon” Hitchcock's 18694 mentions in 3 books, most in Numbers (2)

Where it is

AnimAnimAmamAmamMaonMaonJokdeamJokdeamEshanEshanAdadahAdadahAradabout 48 km across

31.28° N, 35.13° E

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Numbers · 2Joshua · 1Judges · 1
Counted from 4 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Arad was a Canaanite city located in the Negev desert. During Israel's wilderness journey, the king of Arad attacked the Israelites and took some of them captive (Num. 21:1). Israel vowed to destroy the city if God gave them victory, which they did, renaming the place Hormah (Num. 21:2-3). Later, after the conquest of Canaan, Arad was included in the list of cities defeated by Joshua (Jos. 12:14). In the time of the judges, the Kenites, descendants of Moses' father-in-law, settled in the wilderness of Judah, south of Arad (Jdg. 1:16). The city's mentions in the Bible highlight its strategic location and its interactions with the Israelites during their early history.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

4 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Numbers 2 mentions

Numbers 21:1The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim. He fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.Numbers 33:40The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

Joshua 1 mention

Joshua 12:14the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

Judges 1 mention

Judges 1:16The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they…

What the dictionary says

(1.) Now Tell Arad, a Canaanite city, about 20 miles south of Hebron.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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