Biblical place
Where was Ataroth?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Kafr Aqab.
First appears in Joshua 16:2 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
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: Kafr Aqab.
Ataroth is represented in the local geography layer as Kafr Aqab. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 16:2 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Ataroth today
Travel to Ataroth, the modern-day Kafr Aqab.
Ataroth is commonly identified with Kafr Aqab, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Ataroth is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention