Ether (ISBE)

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ē´thẽr ( עתר , ‛ether ; Ἀθέρ , Athér ): A town in Judah (Joshua 15:42 ), near Libnah, assigned to Simeon (Joshua 19:7 ). Kḣ el ‛Atr (identical in spelling with Ether) is possibly the site. It is near Beit Jibrı̂n and is described as "an ancient site: cisterns, foundations, quarried rock and terraces" (PEF , III, 261, 279).