Zarthan or Zeredathah

In the description of the casting of the two pillars Boaz and Jachin in the plains of the Jordan, we find it says in 1 Kings, that the clay ground was between Succoth and Zarthan. In 2 Chronicles, it is recorded that they were cast in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah. The two names refer to the same place. — ( 1 Kings 7:46 - 2 Chronicles 4:17 )

Zarthan/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.

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Biblical References

1 Kings 7:46

In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.

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2 Chronicles 4:17

In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.

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