Arad
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Other places named Arad: Arad (Judges 1).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Tel Arad (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.281° N, 35.125° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 21:1 |
Arad is a settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tel Arad (low 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.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Arad | low (37%) | 31.281° N, 35.125° E |
| Tel Malhata | low (24%) | 31.217° N, 35.026° E |
| Tel Masos | very low (2%) | 31.212° N, 34.958° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 21:1And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.
- Numbers 33:40And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.
Joshua
- Joshua 12:14The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.