Arad (Judges 1)
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Other places named Arad: Arad.
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Tel Arad (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.281° N, 35.125° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Judges 1:16 |
Arad (Judges 1) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tel Arad (medium confidence; 1 other proposal 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 | medium (43%) | 31.281° N, 35.125° E |
| another name for Arad | medium (42%) | 31.217° N, 35.026° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 1:16And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
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.