- Anathoth:
- Anathoth was situated about three miles northward from Jerusalem according to Eusebius and Jerome (in Jer. 1:20); or twenty furlongs, according to Josephus. Ant. I. x. c. 7 sec. 3. "And unto Abiatharª the priestª saidª° the king,ª Get²°¹ thee to Anathoth,ª unto¹ thine own fields;ª for¹ thou¹ [art] worthyª of death:ª but I will not¹ at this¹ timeª put thee to death,ª° because¹ thou barestª°¹ the arkª of the Lordª GOD²¹ beforeª Davidª my father,ª and because¹ thou hast been afflictedª° in all¹ wherein¹ my fatherª was afflicted.ª°" {1Kg 2:26} + "Lift upª° thy voice,ª O daughterª of² Gallim:ª cause it to be heardª° unto Laish,ª O poorª Anathoth.ª" {Isa 10:30} + "The wordsª of Jeremiahª the sonª of Hilkiah,ª of¹ the priestsª that¹ [were] in Anathothª in the landª of Benjamin:ª" {Jer 1:1}
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