Bible Location
Meaning: heath; tamarisk · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
This Aroer entry refers to the southern Judahite town connected with David's gifts after recovering the spoil from the Amalekites. It is important because multiple places share the name Aroer and should not be merged. First appears in 1 Sam 30:28.1
Place meaning
heath; tamarisk
Coordinates
31.15, 34.98
First appears
1 Sam 30:28
AI summary: Aroer matters here as a southern settlement drawn briefly into David's network of loyalty and redistribution. The reference shows how places in the Negeb were tied into his support base after crisis and recovery.1
Place meaning
heath; tamarisk
Latitude
31.15
Longitude
34.98
Bible references
1
A city in the south of Judah, 12 miles south-east of Beersheba, to which David sent presents after recovering the spoil from the Amalekites at Ziklag (1 Sam. 30:26, 28). It was the native city of two of David’s warriors (1 Chr. 11:44). It is now called Ar’arah. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
| Book | Cross-References |
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
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.