Aroer (Easton)

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Ruins. A town on the north bank of the Arnon (Deuteronomy 4:48; Judges 11:26; 2 Kings 10:33 ), the southern boundary of the kingdom of Sihon (Joshua 12:2 ). It is now called Arair, 13 miles west of the Dead Sea. One of the towns built by the tribe of Gad (Numbers 32:34 ) 'before Rabbah' (Joshua"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter A Bible Dictionaries Aroer Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Arnon Next Entry Arpad Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Aroer Dictionaries American Tract Society Aroer Easton's Bible Dictionary Aroer Fausset Bible Dictionary Aroer Holman Bible Dictionary Aroer Hitchcock Bible Names Aroer Hastings' BibleDictionary Aroer Morrish Bible Dictionary Aroer People's Bible Dictionary Aroer Smith Bible Dictionary Aroer Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Aroer Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Aroer McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Aroer Aroer of Judah The Jewish Encyclopedia Aroer Lexicons עֲרוֹעֵר Ruins. A town on the north bank of the Arnon ( Deuteronomy 4:48 ; Judges 11:26 ; 2 Kings 10:33 ), the southern boundary of the kingdom of Sihon ( Joshua 12:2 ). It is now called Arair, 13 miles west of the Dead Sea. One of the towns built by the tribe of Gad ( Numbers 32:34 ) "before Rabbah" ( Joshua 13:25 ), the Ammonite capital. It was famous in the history of Jephthah ( Judges 11:33 ) and of David ( 2 Samuel 24:5 ). (Compare Isaiah 17:2 ; 2 Kings 15:29 .) A city in the south of Judah, 12 miles south-east of Beersheba, to which David sent presents after recovering the spoil from the Amalekites at Ziklag ( 1 Samuel 30:26,28 ). It was the native city of two of David's warriors ( 1 Chronicles 11:44 ). It is now called Ar'arah.

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