1. A town in Judah in the Shephelah region (Jos 15:42). The modern town of Khirbet el-Ater is the probable site.
2. A village in Simeon (Jos 19:7), paralleled in 1 Chronicles 4:32 by “Token.”
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Ether
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subjectSmith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subject
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