Lux Domini

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.

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Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention