Topic
Aroer
20 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Numbers 32:34Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A city built, or, probably more correctly, rebuilt, by the Gadites
¶ And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
- Joshua 13:25Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A city built, or, probably more correctly, rebuilt, by the Gadites
And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
- 1 Samuel 30:28Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A city in Judah
And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
- 2 Kings 10:33Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A city of the Amorites in the valley of the river Arnon — Taken by Hazael
From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.
- Deuteronomy 2:36Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A city of the Amorites in the valley of the river Arnon — Conquered by Israelites
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
- Deuteronomy 4:48Easton · Smith · Nave 1. A city of the Amorites in the valley of the river Arnon
From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,
- Judges 11:26Easton · Smith · Nave 1. A city of the Amorites in the valley of the river Arnon — Conquered by Israelites
While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?
- Judges 11:33Easton · Smith · Nave 2. A city built, or, probably more correctly, rebuilt, by the Gadites — Jephthah smites the Ammonites at
And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 3:12Smith · Nave 1. A city of the Amorites in the valley of the river Arnon — Conquered by Israelites
And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
- Joshua 12:2Easton · Smith
Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
- 2 Samuel 24:5Easton · Smith
¶ And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
- 1 Chronicles 11:44Easton · Nave 3. A city in Judah — The birthplace of two of David's heroes
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
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- Isaiah 17:2 Easton · Smith
- Jeremiah 48:19 Smith · ISBE
- Joshua 13:9 Smith
- Joshua 13:16 Smith
- Joshua 15:22 ISBE
- 1 Samuel 30:26 Easton
- 2 Kings 15:29 Easton
- 1 Chronicles 5:8 Smith
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 13 references
Ruins. (1.) A town on the north bank of the Arnon (Deut. 4:48; Judg. 11:26; 2 Kings 10:33), the southern boundary of the kingdom of Sihon (Josh. 12:2). It is now called Arair, 13 miles west of the Dead Sea.
(2.) One of the towns built by the tribe of Gad (Num. 32:34) “before Rabbah” (Josh. 13:25), the Ammonite capital. It was famous in the history of Jephthah (Judg. 11:33) and of David (2 Sam. 24:5). (Comp. Isa. 17:2; 2 Kings 15:29.)
(3.) A city in the south of Judah, 12 miles south-east of Beersheba, to which David sent presents after recovering the spoil from the Amalekites at Ziklag (1 Sam. 30:26, 28). It was the native city of two of David’s warriors (1 Chr. 11:44). It is now called Ar’arah.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 16 references
- A city on the torrent Arnon, the southern point of the territory of Sihon king of the Amorites and afterwards of the tribe of Reuben, (2:36; 3:12; 4:48; Joshua 12:2; 13:9,16; Judges 11:26; 2 Kings 10:33; 1 Chronicles 5:8) but later again in possession of Moab. (Jeremiah 48:19) It is the modern Ara’ir , upon the very edge of the precipitous north bank of the Wady Mojeb .
- Aroer, "that is ’facing’ Rahbah" (Rabbah of Ammon), a town built by and belonging to Gad. (Numbers 32:34; Joshua 13:25; 2 Samuel 24:5) This is probably the place mentioned in (Judges 11:33) which was shown in Jerome’s time.
- Aroer, in (Isaiah 17:2) if a place at all, must be still farther north than either of the two already named.
- A town in Judah, named only in (1 Samuel 30:28) perhaps Wady Ar’arah , on the road from Petra to Gaza.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 7 references
a-ro'-er (`aro'er; Aroer):
(1) A city of the Amorites which stood on the northern edge of the Arnon (De 2:36, etc.). Taken by Israel, it shared the vicissitudes of the country north of the river, and when last named (Jer 48:19) is again in the hands of Moab. It is one of the cities which Mesha claims to have built, i.e. fortified. It was within the territory allotted to Reuben, yet its building (fortification) is attributed to Gad (Nu 32:34). Thus far came the Syrian, Hazael, in his raid upon Israel (2Ki 10:33). The Roman road across the valley lay about an hour to the West of Khirbet `Ara`ir.
(2) A city in Gilead described as "before Rabbah," on the boundary between Gad and the Ammonites (Jos 13:25). No name resembling this has yet been recovered in the district indicated.
(3) A city in the territory of Judah named only in 1Sa 30:28. Probably however in Jos 15:22 we should read `ar`arah instead of `adh`adhah, which may be the same city, and may be identical with `Ar`ara, a site with cisterns and some remains of ancient buildings about 14 miles Southeast of Beersheba.
W. Ewing
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 10 references, grouped by sub-topic
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.