Aroer
Aroer appears in 13 verses of the Bible, from Numbers to Jeremiah.
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Aroer names at least three biblical towns; the main one, on the Arnon gorge, was Sihon's border city, taken by Moses and given to the tribe of Reuben.
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The descendants of Gad built the towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
Numbers 32:34 · Read the chapter -
“The Lord our God also helped us conquer Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and the town in the gorge, and the whole area as far as Gilead. No town had walls too strong for us.
Deuteronomy 2:36 · Read the chapter -
King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, was defeated. His kingdom included Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and extended from the middle of the Arnon Gorge to the Jabbok River, which serves as a border for the Ammonites. This territory included the southern half of the territory of Gilead.
Joshua 12:2 · Read the chapter -
“Israel has been living here for 300 years, inhabiting Heshbon and its surrounding settlements, all the way to Aroer and its settlements, and in all the towns along the Arnon River. Why have you made no effort to recover it before now?
Judges 11:26 · Read the chapter -
First they crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, south of the town in the valley, in the direction of Gad. Then they went on to Jazer,
2 Samuel 24:5 · Read the chapter -
east of the Jordan River, including all of Gilead, Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh. He conquered the area from the town of Aroer by the Arnon Gorge to as far north as Gilead and Bashan.
2 Kings 10:33 · Read the chapter
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