Anathoth
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1. A priestly city in the territory of Benjamin (Josh 21:18; I Chr 6:54, 60). Two of David's "mighty men", Abiezer (II Sam 23:8, 27; I Chr 11:10, 28) and Jehu (I Chr 12:3), were Anathothites. Abiathar, the last chief priest descended from Eli, owned property in Anathoth and was banished there by Solomon (I Kgs 2:26). It was devastated by the Assyrian invading armies on their way to Jerusalem (Is 10:30). Jeremiah was from Anathoth and he first began to prophesy there, but his fellow citizens threatened his life and he predicted an ill fate to the city (Jer 1:1; 11:21-23). Jeremiah retained some ties with his native city, and was willing to redeem a field there from his cousin Hanameel (Jer 32:7-15). One hundred and twenty-eight men of Anathoth returned from Babylonian Exile with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2, 23). In the time of Nehemiah the city was settled by Benjamites (Neh 11:3, 32).
Anathoth is probably a shortened form of Beth Anoth i.e., "the house of the goddess Anath". The name has been preserved in the modern Anata, a village 3 miles (5 km) north of Jerusalem, and Iron Age material was found there during archaeological surveys.
2. One of Becher's sons, a Benjamite.
Anathoth (ăn'əthŏth, -thōth), in the Bible. 1 Town, NE of Jerusalem, near the modern Anata, West Bank. It was the home of Jeremiah. Its adjective is Antothite, Anetothite, Anathotite. 2 Chief of the people.
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Anathoth (
/ˈæn.ə.toʊθ/[1]) is the name of one of the cities given to "the children of Aaron" (Joshua 21:13,18; 1 Chronicles 6:54,60), in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 21:18, 1 Chron. 6:60). (Residents were called an Antothite or an Anetothite.)[2] Since the Israelites often did not change the names of the towns they found in Canaan, the name of this town may be derived from a Canaanite goddess, ‘Anat. However, it is also given as the name of an Israelite person in 1 Chron 7:8, and in Nehemiah 10:19. anathoth:(ana)ie;woman of>thoth. or ie:home/heart/hearth of thoth's woman.
Anathoth is mentioned as the native place of Abiezer the Anetothite, one of David's "thirty" (2 Samuel 23:27), and of Jehu, another of his mighty men (1 Chr. 12:3). It is perhaps best known as the home town of the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 1:1; 29:27; 32:7-9). In 11:21-23, he delivers a prophecy of tribulation by the sword against the residents of Anathoth, who were plotting against him.
Anathoth suffered greatly from the army of Sennacherib, and only 128 men returned to it from the Babylonian exile (Neh. 7:27; Ezra 2:23). It lay about 3 miles north of Jerusalem. The Arab village of ʻAnātā was identified as the site of Anathoth by Edward Robinson. The modern Israeli settlement of Anatot (also known as Almon) was named after it.
References
- ^ LDS.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved 2012-02-25), IPA-ified from «ăn´a-tōth»
- ^ Sir William Smith, ed. (1863). A dictionary of the Bible: comprising its antiquities, biography, geography, and natural history. 3. Little, Brown, and Co.. p. lxviii.
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