Atharim
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| Type | road and settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | road between Kadesh-barnea and Arad (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.879° N, 34.780° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Numbers 21:1 |
Atharim is a road and settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely road between Kadesh-barnea and Arad (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 |
|---|---|---|
| road between Kadesh-barnea and Arad | low (39%) | 30.879° N, 34.780° E |
| not a proper name (common noun for "way of the spies") | low (20%) | — |
| road between the Dead Sea and Arad | very low (4%) | 31.171° N, 35.176° E |
| another name for Tamar | very low (3%) | 30.809° N, 35.246° 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.
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.