ATAROTH

1. Town in the mountainous region east of the Jordan River. Ataroth was rebuilt by Gad’s tribe (Nm 32:3, 33-36). It was mentioned on the famous Moabite Stone by King Mesha, who said he brought back the “altar of David” from Ataroth. This Ataroth is probably modern Khirbet Attarus.

2. Town on the southern border of Ephraim’s allotment (Jos 16:2), possibly the same as Ataroth-addar (Jos 16:5; 18:13).

3. Town in the Jordan Valley on the northeast border of Ephraim’s allotment (Jos 16:7).

4. Town in Judah near Bethlehem belonging to the family of Joab, Salma’s son (1 Chr 2:54, kjv).