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Aroer

Ar'oer. (ruins).

A city on the torrent Arnon, the southern point of the territory of Sihon king of the Amorites and afterwards of the tribe of Reuben, Deuteronomy 2:36; Deu 3:12; Deu 4:48; Joshua 12:2; Jos 13:9; Jos 13:16; Judges 11:26; 2 Kings 10:33; 1 Chronicles 5:8, but later again in possession of Moab. Jeremiah 48:19. It is the modern Ara'ir, upon the very edge of the precipitous north bank of the Wady Mojeb.

Smith's Bible Dictionary or
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Occurences In Authorized Version
9 Verse(s)

Deuteronomy 2:36, Deu 3:12, Deu 4:48,

Joshua 12:2, Jos 13:9, Jos 13:16,

Judges 11:26,

2 Kings 10:33,

Jeremiah 48:19