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Aroer
Town or city mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible.
Where it appears
Key verses
- Joshua 13:25 first mention — And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
- Judges 11:33 — And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
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Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. OpenBible.info rates this identification as uncertain; scholars propose other sites. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.