Anathoth

Anathoth in Smiths Bible Dictionary - a priests' city belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, with "suburbs." Jos 21:18; 1Ch 6:60 Anathoth lay about three miles from Jerusalem. Isa 10:30 The cultivation of the priests survives in tilled fields of grain, with figs and olives. There are the remains of walls and strong foundations, and the quarries still supply Jerusalem with building stones. /smiths/A/Anathoth+(2)/

Ras el-Kharrubeh. Anata. Anathoth was a town in the tribe of Benjamin belonging to the priests, also a city of refuge (Josh 21:18; Jer 1:1). It is chiefly mentioned as the birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah, and also his home (Jer 1:1; 11:21-23; 29:27).

It was a walled town of some strength, seated on a broad ridge of hills and overlooking the valley of the Jordan and the northern part of the Dead Sea. It was 3 miles NE of Jerusalem.

Modern research identifies the present Anata with Anathoth, 3 miles distance from Jerusalem, containing about 100 inhabitants. See 2 Sam 23:27; 1 Chron 12:3; Ezra 2:23; Neh 7:27.

City of Benjamin, Levitical city, Josh. 21. 18; home of Jeremiah, Jer. 1. 1; Neh. 7. 27 

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Anathoth Scriptures

1 Kings 2:26 - And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou [art] worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. 

Jeremiah 32:8 - So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that [is] in Anathoth, which [is] in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance [is] thine, and the redemption [is] thine; buy [it] for thyself. Then I knew that this [was] the word of the LORD. 

1 Chronicles 6:60 - And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families [were] thirteen cities. 

Jeremiah 32:7 - Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that [is] in Anathoth: for the right of redemption [is] thine to buy [it]. 

1 Chronicles 7:8 - And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these [are] the sons of Becher. 

Joshua 21:18 - Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. 

Jeremiah 11:21 - Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: 

Jeremiah 32:9 - And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that [was] in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, [even] seventeen shekels of silver. 

Isaiah 10:30 - Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth. 

Jeremiah 1:1 - The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that [were] in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 

Jeremiah 29:27 - Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you? 

Jeremiah 11:23 - And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, [even] the year of their visitation. 

Ezra 2:23 - The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 

Nehemiah 7:27 - The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 

Nehemiah 10:19 - Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 

Nehemiah 11:32 - [And] at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,