The meaning of “עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר”
Understanding ʻAṭrôwth ʼAddâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Ataroth-adar(-addar). - § Ataroth-adar or Ataroth-addar = "crowns of glory" - Atroth-Addar, a place in Palestine 1) a Ga...
עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר
Ataroth-adar(-addar). - § Ataroth-adar or Ataroth-addar = "crowns of glory" - Atroth-Addar, a place in Palestine 1) a Gadite town on the west border of Benjamin
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 16:5 | “And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth–addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;” Word: עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר (ʻAṭrôwth ʼAddâr) | |
| Joshua 18:13 | “And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.” Word: עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר (ʻAṭrôwth ʼAddâr) |