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.
Anathoth. [An'athoth]1. Beniamite, son of Becher. 1 Chr. 7:8. 2. One of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant. Neh. 10:19. 3. City assigned to the priests in the territory of Benjamin, where Abiathar the high priest had his own 'fields,' and where Jeremiah was born: its inhabitants persecuted the prophet. Identified with Anata, 31 49' N, 35 15' E. Joshua 21:18; 1 Kings 2:26; 1 Chr. 6:60; Ezra 2:23; Neh. 7:27; Neh. 11:32, Isa. 10:30; Jer. 1:1; Jer. 11:21, 23; Jer. 29:27; Jer. 32:7-9.
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