Bible Encyclopedias
Arad
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
- Son of Beriah in the genealogical list of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:15).
- A Canaanite city in the wilderness of Judah (Judges 1:16), against which the Jews fought successfully (Numbers 21:1, 33:40). Later it was inhabited by the Kenites (Judges 1:16). The site has been identified by Robinson with Tell 'Arad, south-east of Hebron.
Bibliography:- Buhl, Geographie des Alten Palästina, pp. 96, 182;
- G. A. Smith, Historical Geography of the Holy Land, pp. 277, 278.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Arad'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/arad.html. 1901.