the Fourth Week of Advent
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Dictionaries
Aroer
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
or AROER . Three distinct places. 1 . ‘Aroer which is by the brink of the river Arnon’ ( Deuteronomy 2:36 ) is probably the ruin ‘Arâ‘ir , on the north bank of the Wady Mojib (Arnon). In such a position it necessarily became a frontier town, and as such is mentioned (cf. Deuteronomy 2:36 , 2 Kings 10:33 etc.). It was captured by Sihon, king of the Amorites ( Deuteronomy 2:36; Deuteronomy 4:48 , Joshua 12:2; Joshua 13:9 , Judges 11:26 ); when conquered by Israel it was assigned to Reuben ( Deuteronomy 3:12 ); it was taken by Hazael, king of Syria ( 2 Kings 10:33 ), and apparently later on by Moab ( Jeremiah 48:19 ). 2 . A city of Judah ( 1 Samuel 30:28 ), perhaps the ruin ‘Ar‘âra , 12 miles east of Beersheba. 3 . A city of Gad near Rabbah, i.e. ‘Amman ( Joshua 13:25 , Judges 11:33 ). The site is unknown.
E. W. G. Masterman.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Aroer'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/a/aroer.html. 1909.
