Anathoth.
1. Beniamite, son of Becher. 1 Chronicles 7:8.
2. One of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant. Nehemiah 10:19.
3. City assigned to the priests in the territory of Benjamin, where Abiathar the high priest had his own 'fields,' and where Jeremiah was born:its inhabitants persecuted the prophet. Identified with Anata, 31 49' N, 35 15' E. Joshua 21:18; 1 Kings 1:2; 1 Chronicles 1:6; Ezra 2:23; Nehemiah 7:27; Nehemiah 11:32, Isaiah 10:30; Jeremiah 1:1; Jeremiah 11:21, Jeremiah 1:11; Jeremiah 29:27; Jeremiah 32:7-9.