Anathoth
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Anathoth /ˈænəˌθɒθ/[1] is the name of one of the Levitical cities given to "the children of Aaron" in the tribe of Benjamin (Joshua 21:13–18; 1 Chronicles 6:54–60). Residents were called Antothites or Anetothites.[2]
Name
The name of this town may be derived from a Canaanite goddess, `
).History according to the Hebrew Bible
Anathoth is mentioned as the native place of Abiezer the Anetothite, one of
Anathoth suffered greatly from the army of
.Modern identification
The
In Christianity
Some Christians[who?] believe that Jeremiah prophesied that the field there would be bought from money by the chief priests, that Judas Iscariot had returned after he had betrayed Jesus before he hanged himself, an interpretation possibly favored by the Gospel of Matthew. (Jeremiah 32:1–15; Matthew 27:3-10) Other readers[who?] suggest that Jeremiah 32 simply shows Jeremiah purchasing the field as one of his many prophetic actions, indicating that the Babylonian captivity would come to an end and people would be returned to the land of Judah.
References
- ^ "Anathoth". The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press. 2013.
- ^ William Smith, ed. (1863). A dictionary of the Bible: comprising its antiquities, biography, geography, and natural history. Vol. 3. Little, Brown, and Co. p. lxviii.
- ^ "1 Kings 2:26 AKJV - - Bible Gateway".
- ^ Epiphanius' Treatise on Weights and Measures - The Syriac Version (ed. James Elmer Dean), University of Chicago Press 1935, p. 72 (section 66)
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, p. 18
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Anathoth". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
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