The meaning of “צָרְתָן”
Understanding Tsârᵉthân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Zarthan. q - § Zarthan or Zaretan = "their distress" - Tsarethan, a place in Palestine 1) a place in the Jordan valley w...
צָרְתָן
Zarthan. q - § Zarthan or Zaretan = "their distress" - Tsarethan, a place in Palestine 1) a place in the Jordan valley where the river parted for Israel to pass over for the conquest of Canaan 1a) site unknown
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 3:16 | “That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.” Word: צָרְתָן (Tsârᵉthân) | |
| 1 Kings 4:12 | “Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth–shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth–shean to Abel–meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:” Word: צָרְתָן (Tsârᵉthân) | |
| 1 Kings 7:46 | “In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.” Word: צָרְתָן (Tsârᵉthân) |