Topic
Anathoth
21 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Joshua 21:18Easton · Smith · ISBE
Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
- 2 Samuel 23:27Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. City of refuge in Benjamin — Birthplace of Abiezer
Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
- 1 Chronicles 12:3Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. City of refuge in Benjamin — Birthplace of Jehu
The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,
- Jeremiah 1:1Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. City of refuge in Benjamin — Birthplace of Jeremiah
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
- 1 Kings 2:26ISBE · Nave 1. City of refuge in Benjamin — Abiathar confined in
¶ And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou…
- 1 Chronicles 6:60Smith · Nave 1. City of refuge in Benjamin
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
- Ezra 2:23Easton · Nave 1. City of refuge in Benjamin — Inhabitants of, Babylonian captivity
The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
- Nehemiah 7:27Easton · Nave 1. City of refuge in Benjamin — Inhabitants of, Babylonian captivity
The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
- Isaiah 10:30Smith · ISBE
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
- Jeremiah 11:21–23Easton · Nave 1. City of refuge in Benjamin — Prophecies against
Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword;…
- Joshua 21:11Nave 1. City of refuge in Benjamin
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
- 1 Chronicles 7:8Nave 2. Son of Becher
And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.
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- Nehemiah 10:19 Nave 3. A Jew, who returned from Babylon
- Nehemiah 11:32 ISBE
- Jeremiah 4:11 ISBE
- Jeremiah 11:21 ISBE
- Jeremiah 18:17 ISBE
- Jeremiah 29:27 Easton
- Jeremiah 32:7–9 Easton
- Jeremiah 32:7 ISBE
- Jeremiah 32:7–12 Nave 1. City of refuge in Benjamin — Birthplace of Jeremiah
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 9 references
The name of one of the cities of refuge, in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 21:18). The Jews, as a rule, did not change the names of the towns they found in Palestine; hence this town may be regarded as deriving its name from the goddess Anat. It was the native place of Abiezer, one of David’s “thirty” (2 Sam. 23:27), and of Jehu, another of his mighty men (1 Chr. 12:3). It is chiefly notable, however, as the birth-place and usual residence of Jeremiah (Jer. 1:1; 11:21-23; 29:27; 32:7-9). It suffered greatly from the army of Sennacherib, and only 128 men returned to it from the Exile (Neh. 7:27; Ezra 2:23). It lay about 3 miles north of Jerusalem. It has been identified with the small and poor village of ‘Anata, containing about 100 inhabitants.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 11 references
an'-a-thoth (`anathoth; Anathoth): A town which lay between Michmash and Jerusalem (Isa 10:30), in the territory of Benjamin, assigned to the Levites (Jos 21:18). It was the native place of Abiathar (1Ki 2:26), and of the prophet Jer (Jer 1:1; 11:21 ff, etc.). Here lay the field which, under remarkable circumstances, the prophet purchased (Jer 32:7 ff). Two of David's distinguished soldiers, Abiezer (2Sa 23:27) and Jehu (1Ch 12:3), also hailed from Anathoth. It was again occupied by the Benjamites after the return from the Exile (Ne 11:32, etc.). It is identified with `Anata, two and a quarter miles Northeast of Jerusalem, a small village of some fifteen houses with remains of ancient walls. There are quarries in the neighborhood from which stones are still carried to Jerusalem. It commands a spacious outlook over the uplands to the North, and especially to the Southeast, over the Jordan valley toward the Dead Sea and the mountains of Moab. There is nothing to shelter it from the withering power of the winds from the eastern deserts (Jer 4:11; 18:17, etc.).
W. Ewing
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.