Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Zarethan?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell es Sa’idiyeh.

First appears in Joshua 3:16 · 2 books · 3 chapters

Overview

A place near Succoth, in the plain of the Jordan, “in the clay ground,” near which Hiram cast the brazen utensils for the temple (1 Kings 7:46); probably the same as Zartan. It is also called Zeredathah (2 Chr. 4:17). Modern identification: Tell es Sa’idiyeh.

Zarethan is represented in the local geography layer as Tell es Sa’idiyeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 3:16 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention