Aroer (Joshua 13)
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Khirbet Udena (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.970° N, 35.871° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 13:25 |
Aroer (Joshua 13) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Udena (low 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 Udena | low (22%) | 31.970° N, 35.871° E |
| Umm Sweiwineh | very low (12%) | 31.925° N, 35.925° E |
| Erjan | very low (8%) | 31.989° N, 35.921° E |
| another name for Aroer | very low (-1%) | 31.471° N, 35.819° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 13:25And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
Judges
- Judges 11:33And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
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.