Atroth-shophan

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Atroth-shophan
Typesettlement
Also calledAtroth Shophan, Atroth, Shophan
Most likelyRujm Ataruz (low confidence)
Coordinates31.591° N, 35.687° E
Mentioned in1 verse
First mentionNumbers 32:35

Atroth-shophan is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Rujm Ataruz (low 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.

IdentificationConfidenceCoordinates
Rujm Ataruzlow (36%)31.591° N, 35.687° E
Khirbet Ataruzvery low (10%)31.575° N, 35.666° E

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Numbers

Notes

  1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.
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