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ANATHOTH.—1. A town in Benjamin given to the Levites (Jos_21:18); the modern ‘Anâta, 21/4 miles N. of Jerusalem, an insignificant village with considerable ruins. It was the home of Abiathar (1Ki_2:26) and of Jeremiah (Jer_1:1); re-occupied after the exile (Neh_7:27; Neh_10:19). 2. A Benjamite, son of Becher (1Ch_7:8).
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