Aroer (1 Samuel 30)
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Khirbet Aro’er (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.152° N, 34.979° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 30:28 |
Aroer (1 Samuel 30) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Aro’er (medium confidence; 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Aro’er | medium (65%) | 31.152° N, 34.979° E |
| Tel Esdar | very low (8%) | 31.169° N, 34.975° E |
| another name for Aroer (Joshua 13) | very low (2%) | 31.925° N, 35.925° E |
| another name for Aroer | very low (0%) | 31.471° N, 35.819° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 30:28And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;
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.