Places in the Bible Today:

Ataroth 1

Data

Translated NameAtaroth
Typesettlement
Notesin Gad
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Khirbet Ataruz (modern): 80% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet AtaruzKhirbet Ataruz

Verses (2)

Num 32:3, 32:34

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com195
Logos FactbookAtaroth (of Gad)
OpenBible.info (2007)Ataroth 1
OpenBible.infoabc9a1d (Ataroth 1)
TIPNRAtaroth@Num.32.3
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2192
WikipediaAtaroth (partial)

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 431
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Ataroth (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Ataroth
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Ataroth
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Ataroth
  6. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 230
  7. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  8. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Ataroth
  9. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  10. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Ataroth
  11. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Ataroth
  12. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Ataroth
  13. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  14. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  15. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 277
  16. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Ataroth
  17. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Num 32:3
  18. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Ataroth
  19. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Ataroth
  20. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  21. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  22. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Ataroth
  23. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Ataroth
  24. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Atarot
  25. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Ataroth
  26. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Ataroth
  27. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  28. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  29. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Num 32:3

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identification is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

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This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain.