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Atroth-shophan

עַטְרוֹת שׁוֹפָן · at.rot sho.phan · H58551 mention, all in Numbers

Where it is

31.96° N, 35.91° E · Located through Aroer

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Mentioned most in

Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Atroth-shophan was one of the towns that the Gadites rebuilt and settled in when they were allotted land east of the Jordan River, as recorded in Numbers 32:35. It was part of the territory assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

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

Numbers 1 mention

What the dictionary says

at'-roth-sho'fan `Troth shophan; Septuagint gen sophan: A town built or fortified by the children of Gad East of the Jordan (Nu 32:35), named next to Aroer.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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