Zaretan (also known as Zarethan or Zeredathah) is a city mentioned in the
Bible, as the location where the
Hebrews crossed the
Jordan. In the books of Joshua and 2 Kings, it is called Zarethan, but in 2 Chronicles it is called Zeredathah.Zaredathah stood in the Jordan valley, on the east bank of the river, a few kilometres northwest of
Succoth and approximately 70 kilometres north-northeast of
Jerusalem. These clay grounds were where the bronze castings for the
Temple of
Solomon were made by
Hiram.As soon as the feet of the priests were dipped in the water, the flow of the stream was arrested. The point of arrest was the "
city of Adam beside Zaretan," probably near
Succoth, at the mouth of the
Jabbok, some 30 miles up the river from where the people were encamped. Apparently the water "stood and rose upon an heap." Thus the whole length of 30 miles of the riverbed was dry, so that the tribes might pass over (Josh. 3:16, 17; comp. Ps. 104:3).
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