ANATHOTH: an'-a-thoth (`anathoth; Anathoth): A town which lay between Michmash and Jerusalem (Isa 10:30), in the territory of Benjamin, assigned to the Levites (Jos 21:18). It was the native place of Abiathar (1Ki 2:26), and of the prophet Jer (Jer 1:1; 11:21 ff, etc.). Here lay the field which, under remarkable circumstances, the prophet purchased (Jer 32:7 ff). Two of David's distinguished soldiers, Abiezer (2Sa 23:27) and Jehu (1Ch 12:3), also hailed from Anathoth. It was again occupied by the Benjamites after the return from the Exile (Ne 11:32, etc.). It is identified with `Anata, two and a quarter miles Northeast of Jerusalem, a small village of some fifteen houses with remains of ancient walls. There are quarries in the neighborhood from which stones are still carried to Jerusalem. It commands a spacious outlook over the uplands to the North, and especially to the Southeast, over the Jordan valley toward the Dead Sea and the mountains of Moab. There is nothing to shelter it from the withering power of the winds from the eastern deserts (Jer 4:11; 18:17, etc.). W. Ewing

ANATHOTH: One of the cities given to the priests, in Benjamin; identified by Robinson in Anata, some four miles north by east of Jerusalem, Jos 21:18; 1Ch 6:60. It was the birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah, Jer 1:1; 32:7. It’s people, however, rejected his words, and sought his life, Jer 11:21.

ANATHOTH: the name of one of the cities of refuge, in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 21:18). The Jews, as a rule, did not change the names of the towns they found in Palestine; hence this town may be regarded as deriving its name from the goddess Anat. It was the native place of Abiezer, one of David's "thirty" (2 Sam. 23:27), and of Jehu, another of his mighty men (1 Chr. 12:3). It is chiefly notable, however, as the birth-place and usual residence of Jeremiah (Jer. 1:1; 11:21-23; 29:27; 32:7-9). It suffered greatly from the army of Sennacherib, and only 128 men returned to it from the Exile (Neh. 7:27; Ezra 2:23). It lay about 3 miles north of Jerusalem. It has been identified with the small and poor village of 'Anata, containing about 100 inhabitants.

ANATHOTH: or Anath, answer; song; poverty

ANATHOTH: -1. City of refuge in Benjamin #Jos 21:11; 1Ch 6:60| .Abiathar confined in #1Ki 2:26| .Birthplace of Jeremiah #Jer 1:1; 32:7-12| .Birthplace of Abiezer #2Sa 23:27| .Birthplace of Jehu #1Ch 12:3| .Prophecies against #Jer 11:21-23| .Inhabitants of, Babylonian captivity #Ezr 2:23; Ne 7:27| -2. Son of Becher #1Ch 7:8| -3. A Jew, who returned from Babylon #Ne 10:19

ANATHOTH: (answers to prayer). Son of Becher, a son of Benjamin. (1ch 7:8) One of the "heads of the people" who signed the covenant in the time of Nehemiah. (ne 10:19) (B.C. 410.)

ANATHOTH: a city of the priests Jos 21:18; 1Ki 2:26; 1Ch 6:60; Ezr 2:23; Ne 7:27 Jer 1:1; 11:21; 29:27; 32:7