Bible Location

Aroer

Meaning: heath; tamarisk · 9 cross references · Modern-day map available

This Aroer entry refers to the town by the Arnon on the southern edge of the transjordanian lands, not the smaller duplicate Aroer pages elsewhere in the dataset. It is important because it marked a major boundary and appeared in the contested history of the eastern territories. First appears in Deut 2:36.1

Place meaning

heath; tamarisk

Coordinates

31.47, 35.82

First appears

Deut 2:36

AI summary: Aroer is one of those eastern towns whose significance is tied strongly to position. Placed near the Arnon, it helps define the southern reach of the Amorite and later Israelite territory east of the Jordan. Because boundaries, conquests, and contested control mattered so much in the transjordan, Aroer appears repeatedly in those contexts. The cross references present this Aroer as a frontier town and boundary marker on the eastern side of Israel's world.1

Place meaning

heath; tamarisk

Latitude

31.47

Longitude

35.82

Bible references

9