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Zaretan
Town or city mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, most often in 1 Kings.
Where it appears
Key verses
- Joshua 3:16 first mention — That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
- 1 Kings 4:12 — Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
- 1 Kings 7:46 — In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
Nearby places
- Zaphon 0 km
- Jordan 6 km
- Succoth 9 km
- Valley of Succoth 9 km
- Abel-meholah 12 km
- Mahanaim 14 km
- Gilead 14 km
- Penuel 14 km
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.