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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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ANATHOTH . 1 . A town in Benjamin given to the Levites ( Joshua 21:18 ); the modern ‘Anâta , 2 1 / 4 miles N. of Jerusalem, an insignificant village with considerable ruins. It was the home of Abiathar ( 1 Kings 2:26 ) and of Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 1:1 ); re-occupied after the exile ( Nehemiah 7:27; Nehemiah 10:19 ). 2 . A Benjamite, son of Becher ( 1 Chronicles 7:8 ).

W. Ewing.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Anathoth'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​a/anathoth.html. 1909.
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