Anathoth

Anathoth is a settlement named in 18 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Ras el Kharruba (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Verses

Joshua

• Joshua 21:18
  Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 23:27
  Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 2:26
  And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 6:60
  And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
• 1 Chronicles 11:28
  Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi–ezer the Antothite,Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
• 1 Chronicles 12:3
  The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;
• 1 Chronicles 27:12
  The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

Ezra

• Ezra 2:23
  The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.the men of Anathoth, 128;

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 7:27
  The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.the men of Anathoth, 128;
• Nehemiah 11:32
  And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

Isaiah

• Isaiah 10:30
  Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 1:1
  The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
• Jeremiah 11:21
  Therefore thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that thou die not by our hand:Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”
• Jeremiah 11:23
  And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.There will be no remnant, for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”
• Jeremiah 29:27
  Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?
• Jeremiah 32:7
  Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’
• Jeremiah 32:8
  So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
• Jeremiah 32:9
  And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.