Anathoth in Joshua 21:18

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.

Recorded scripture occurrences (15)

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Show passage in OET: JOS 21:18

OET-RV JOS 21:18

18 Anatot, and Almon—four cities and their surrounding fields.

OET-LV JOS 21:18

18 DOM ˊAnātōt and_DOM lands _of_its _pasture and_DOM ˊAlmōn and_DOM lands _of_its _pasture cities four.

Show passage in OET: KI1 2:26

OET-RV KI1 2:26

26 Then concerning Evyatar the priest, the king told him, “Go to your fields at Anatot because you’re marked for death, but I won’t do it today because you carried my master Yahweh’s sacred box ahead of my father David, and because you suffered through all that my father suffered.”

OET-LV KI1 2:26

26 And_to_ʼEⱱyātār the_priest/officer the_king he _said ˊAnātōt go to fields _of_your if/because are_a _man _of death you and_on_day the_this not I_will _put _you _to _death if/because you _carried DOM the _box _of my_master YHWH to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Dāvid father _of_my and_because/when you _were _afflicted in_all that father _of_my he _was _afflicted.

Show passage in OET: CH1 6:60

OET-RV CH1 6:60

60 From the Benyamin tribe, they received the cities of Geva, Alemet, and Anatot and their pasturelands. Altogether those Kohatite clans received thirteen cities,

OET-LV CH1 6:45

45  And_from_the _tribe _of Binyāmīn DOM Geⱱaˊ and_DOM lands _of_its _pasture and_DOM ˊĀlemet and_DOM lands _of_its _pasture and_DOM ˊAnātōt and_DOM lands _of_its _pasture all _of cities _of_their were_thir- teen citi[es] in_clans _of_their.

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