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Khirbet ʻAṭarah (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 53 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.8830 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 13 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.2200 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ataroth refers to a fortified town referred to in the Bible, probably the modern place Khirbat ʻAṭārah. |
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| Khirbet ʻAṭarah (preferred,C,V)
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| ʻAṭārah, Khirbat (C,V)
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| Atara, Khirbat (C,V)
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| Ataroth (H,V)
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............ | meaning "crowns," descriptive of the appearance of a fortified town |
| Ataroth-addar (H,V)
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............ | possibly the same site as Ataroth |
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