ARAD . 1 . A city in the Negeb, the king of which provoked Israel ( Numbers 21:1 ) and was slain by Joshua ( Joshua 12:14 ). In its vicinity the Kenites settled ( Judges 1:16 ). It is probably Tell ‘Arâd , 16 miles S. of Hebron. 2 . A Benjamite ( 1 Chronicles 8:15 ).

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