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Anaharath
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
A town in the Valley of Jezreel assigned to the tribe of Issachar (Josh 19:19). Pharaoh Thutmose III listed it as one of the cities he had conquered in the first half of the 15th century bc (ANET, 242).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Anaharath
Anaharath (אֲנָחֲרַת‎, anacharath). A town in the Valley of Jezreel assigned to the tribe of Issachar (Josh 19:19). Pharaoh Thutmose III listed it as one of the cities he had conquered in the first half of the 15th century bc (ANET, 242).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Anaharath (Place)
ANAHARATH (PLACE) [Heb ʾănāḥărāt (אֲנָחֲרָת)]. The sixth place listed in the description of the territory of Issachar (Josh 19:19). The name also appears in the topographical list of Thutmose III (no. 52: i-n-h-r-t; Simons 1937: 117). Amenhotep II captured Anaharath in his second campaign to Asia.
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Anaharath
Anaharath. Town in the Valley of Jezreel allotted to Issachar’s tribe when the land was divided by Joshua (Jos 19:19). It has been identified as modern ‛en-Na’vrah, although this is not certain.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Anaharath
Anaharath ə-nāʹhə-rath [Heb. ’anāḥarāṯ]. A place that fell to the tribe of Issachar in the division of the land (Josh. 19:19), the ’nḫrt among the conquered cities listed by Thutmose III. It is identified as en-Na‘ûrah, 6 mi (10 km) E of Afula in the Valley of Jezreel.
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Anaharath
ANAHARATH Town in the valley of Jezreel allotted to Issachar’s tribe when the land was divided by Joshua (Jos 19:19).
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Anaharath
ANAHARATH. A town allotted to the tribe of Issachar in the conquest of Canaan (Josh 19:19), now en-Na‘urah, five miles NE of Jezreel. Also mentioned in the list of towns captured by Thutmose III about 1479 b.c.
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Anaharath
Anaharath (Heb. ʾănāḥărāṯ)A city in the valley of Jezreel assigned to Issachar (Josh. 19:19). Listed among the towns captured by Thutmose III, it has been identified with Tell el-Mukharkhash/Tel Rekhesh (194228), 7 km. (4 mi.) SE of Mt. Tabor.
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Anaharath
Anaharath [ə nāˊə răth] (Heb. ˒anaḥarāṯ). A city in the valley of Jezreel assigned to the territory of Issachar (Josh. 19:19). Listed among the towns captured by Thutmose III, it has been identified with enNa˓ûrah, 3.2 km. (2 mi.) south of En-dor.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Anaharath
Anah´arath (gorge or pass), a place within the border of Issachar, named with Shihon and Rabbith. Josh. 19:19.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Anaharath
ANA´HARATH (a-nāʹha-rath; “gorge”). A town within Issachar (Josh. 19:19). Now identified with ‘En-na‘ûrah.
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Anaharath
ANAHARATH [uh NAY ha rath] — a town in the Valley of Jezreel allotted to the tribe of Issachar (Josh. 19:19).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ANAHARATH
ANAHARATH<a-na’-ha-rath> ( אֲנָחֲרָת‎ [’ana-charath], meaning unknown): A place which fell to the tribe of Issachar in the division of the land (Joshua 19:19). Located in the valley of Jezreel toward the East, the name and site being preserved as the modern [en-Nà-ura]. BDB is wrong in assigning it
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