Places in the Bible Today:

Aroer 1

Data

Translated NameAroer
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Arair (modern): 90% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around ArairArair

Verses (13)

Gen-Deut (4)
Num 32:34
Deut 2:36, 3:12, 4:48
Josh-Ruth (4)
Josh 12:2, 13:9, 13:16
Judg 11:26
1Sam-Esth (3)
2Sam 24:5
2Kgs 10:33
1Chr 5:8
Job-Mal (2)
Isa 17:2
Jer 48:19

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com169
Logos FactbookAroer (On the Arnon River)
OpenBible.info (2007)Aroer 1, Aroer 2
OpenBible.infoae46f2e (Aroer 1)
TIPNRAroer@Deu.2.36, Aroer@Num.32.34
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2325, ot ID_2333
WikidataQ4795478

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 430
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Aroer (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Aroer
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Aroer
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Aroer
  6. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 230
  7. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  8. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Aroer
  9. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  10. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 12:2
  11. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Aroer
  12. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Aroer
  13. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Aroer
  14. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  15. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 2
  16. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  17. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 277
  18. Howard, Joshua (1998): 12:9-24 Excursus: Identifying Geographical Entities
  19. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979)
  20. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Num 32:34-42
  21. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Aroer on the Arnon River
  22. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Aroer
  23. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  24. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  25. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Aroer
  26. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Aroer
  27. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Aroer
  28. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Aroer
  29. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Aroer
  30. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  31. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  32. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Deut 2:36; 2Kgs 10:32-33; Jer 48:19

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identification is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

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This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain.