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Aroer. [Aro'er]


1. City 'before Rabbah,' that is, near Rabbath Ammon, in the valley of the Jabbok, built or rebuilt by the tribe of Gad. Num. 32: 34; Joshua 13: 25; 2 Sam. 24: 5.


2. Moabite city on the north bank of the Arnon. Deut. 2: 36; Joshua 13: 9, 16; Judges 11: 26; 2 Kings 10: 33. Identified with Arair, .


3. District near Damascus. Isa. 17: 2.


4. City in Judah, S.E. of Beersheba. 1 Sam. 30: 28. Identified with

Ararah, .