Bible Location
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Zarethan was the Jordan-side area associated with the stopping of the waters and later with Solomon's metalwork region. It is important because it combines miracle-memory with royal industry. First appears in Josh 3:16.1
Coordinates
32.27, 35.58
First appears
Josh 3:16
AI summary: Zarethan matters because it belongs both to the crossing tradition and to the kingdom's craft economy. One set of references places it near the dramatic stopping of the Jordan, while another links the wider area with Solomon's casting works. The cross references present Zarethan as a Jordan-side place of passage and production.1
Latitude
32.27
Longitude
35.58
Bible references
2
When the Hebrews crossed the Jordan, as soon as the feet of the priests were dipped in the water, the flow of the stream was arrested. The point of arrest was the “city of Adam beside Zaretan,” probably near Succoth, at the mouth of the Jabbok, some 30 miles up the river from where the people were encamped. There the water “stood and rose upon an heap.” Thus the whole space of 30 miles of the river-bed was dry, that the tribes might pass over (Josh. 3:16, 17; comp. Ps. 104:3). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.