And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
Key themes
Glossary
- Jericho Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
- Jordan Place
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Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
- Janoah Place
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Or Jano’hah, rest. (1. ) A town on the north-eastern border of Ephraim, in the Jordan valley ( Josh. 16:6 , 7). Identified with the modern Yanun, 8 miles south-east of Nablus. Modern identification: Khirbet Yanun.
- Ataroth Place
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Crowns. (1. ) A city east of Jordan, not far from Gilead ( Num. 32:3 ). (2. ) A town on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin ( Josh. 16:2 , 7), called also Ataroth-adar (16:5). Now ed-Da’rieh. Modern identification: Tel al Mazar.
- Naarah Place
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Girl, a town on the boundary between Ephraim and Benjamin ( Josh. 16:7 ), not far probably from Jericho, to the north ( 1 Chr. 7:28 ). Modern identification: Tell el Jisr.