Bible Dictionary
Zaretan, Or Zarthan
Zaretan, also called Zarthan, was a place mentioned in the account of Israel’s crossing of the Jordan.
Definition
Zaretan, or Zarthan, was a place mentioned in the account of Israel’s crossing of the Jordan.
Biblical Usage
It is associated with the point near the city of Adam where the Jordan’s flow was arrested.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(Joshua 3:16)