Zarethan
A written article for Zarethan is still to come. Below and alongside: where Zarethan appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.
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Zarethan
Original word
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צָרְתָן zaretan, zartanah, zarthanH6891
Where Zarethan appears in Scripture
וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ הַמַּיִם הַיֹּֽרְדִים מִלְמַעְלָה קָמוּ נֵד-אֶחָד הַרְחֵק מְאֹד (באדם) מֵֽאָדָם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר מִצַּד צָֽרְתָן וְהַיֹּֽרְדִים עַל יָם הָֽעֲרָבָה יָם-הַמֶּלַח תַּמּוּ נִכְרָתוּ וְהָעָם עָֽבְרוּ נֶגֶד יְרִיחֽוֹ׃
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
בַּֽעֲנָא בֶּן-אֲחִילוּד תַּעְנַךְ וּמְגִדּוֹ וְכָל-בֵּית שְׁאָן אֲשֶׁר אֵצֶל צָֽרְתַנָה מִתַּחַת לְיִזְרְעֶאל מִבֵּית שְׁאָן עַד אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה עַד מֵעֵבֶר לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃
Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
בְּכִכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן יְצָקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּמַֽעֲבֵה הָֽאֲדָמָה בֵּין סֻכּוֹת וּבֵין צָֽרְתָֽן׃
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.