Aroer Obviously not the famous city on the R. Arnon. Perhaps the name survives in the Wady Arârah, some 20 miles south of Hebron, where Robinson found evident traces of an ancient village or town (II. 199). "Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite" are mentioned in the catalogue of David's valiant men (1 Chronicles 11:44).

Siphmoth mentioned nowhere else, unless it was the home of Zabdi the Shiphmite, the steward of David's wine-cellars (1 Chronicles 27:27).

Eshtemoa A priestly city (Joshua 15:50; Joshua 21:14); now Es Semûa, nine miles S.S.W. of Hebron, "a considerable village, situated on a low hill, with broad valleys round about, fall of flocks and herds. In several places there are remains of walls built of very large stones, marking the site of an extensive ancient town." Robinson, Bibl. Res. II. 204.

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