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Biblical place

Where was Atroth-shophan?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Rujm Ataruz.

First appears in Numbers 32:35 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Hidden, or hollow, a town east of Jordan (Num. 32:35), built by the children of Gad. This word should probably be joined with the word preceding it in this passage, Atroth-Shophan, as in the Revised Version. Modern identification: Rujm Ataruz.

Atroth-shophan is represented in the local geography layer as Rujm Ataruz. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 32:35 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 39 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Atroth-shophan today

Travel to Atroth-shophan, the modern-day Rujm Ataruz.

Atroth-shophan is commonly identified with Rujm Ataruz, 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.

Atroth-shophan 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.

Modern orientation

Rujm Ataruz

31.591°N · 35.687°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention