Atroth-shophan Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Atroth-shophan was a town given to the tribe of Gad. (Numbers 32:35)
Atroth-shophan
PlaceTown allotted to the tribe of Gad.
Names
- en Atroth-shophan
- en Atroth Shophan · Also called
- en Atroth,Shophan · Also called
- en Atroth · Also called
- en Shophan · Also called
- he עַטְרוֹת שׁוֹפָן · H5855
- bg Атрот-Шофан
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Atroth-shophan Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Atroth-shophan was one of the towns that the Gadites rebuilt and settled in when they were allotted land east of the Jordan River, as recorded in Numbers 32:35. It was part of the territory assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Shophan Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Hidden, or hollow, a town east of Jordan (Num. 32:35), built by the children of Gad. This word should probably be joined with the word preceding it in this passage, Atroth-Shophan, as in the Revised Version.
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