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Biblical place

Where was Ashtaroth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Ashtara.

First appears in Deuteronomy 1:4 · 3 books · 6 chapters

Overview

A city of Bashan, in the kingdom of Og (Deut. 1:4; Josh. 12:4; 13:12; 9:10). It was in the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 13:12), and as a Levitical city was given to the Gershonites (1 Chr. 6:71). Modern identification: Tell Ashtara.

Ashtaroth is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Ashtara. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Deuteronomy 1:4 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

3 chapter s · 4 verse mentions

1 Chronicles

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions

Deuteronomy

1 chapter · 1 verse mention