Place Old Testament
Atroth-shophan
Also known as Atroth-shophan =ESV; Atroth Shophan =NIV; Atroth, Shophan =KJV
Atroth-shophan was a town given to the tribe of Gad. (Numbers 32:35) Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 32:35.
Why it matters. Town allotted to the tribe of Gad.
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.962, 35.911 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Atroth-shophan
Atroth-shophan was one of the towns that the Gadites rebuilt and settled in when they were allotted land east of the Jordan River, as recorded in Numbers 32:35. It was part of the territory assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Numbers (1 verse)