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Anathoth
Sign in to save255px|right Anathoth is the name of one of the Levitical cities given to "the children of Aaron" in the tribe of Benjamin (; ). Residents were called Antothites or Anetothites.
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Place details
- Locality
- حزما
- Region
- West Bank
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 11,946
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- Name
- History according to the Hebrew Bible
- Modern identification
- In Christianity
- References
255px|right Anathoth is the name of one of the Levitical cities given to "the children of Aaron" in the tribe of Benjamin (; ). Residents were called Antothites or Anetothites.
==Name== The name of this town may be derived from a Canaanite goddess, `Anat. It is also mentioned as the name of an Israelite person in 1 Chronicles (), and in Nehemiah ().