In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Esthamoe, woman of the womb" (93) and "Esthamma, passion" (93).
86. Aneim (Anim). Joshua 15:50; K. 26:13; L. 240:19.
This entry is related to K. 26:8 above. This is the twin of the Jewish village which probably continued on the Old Testament site. This Christian village is new and upper Kh Juwein el Foqa also called Juwien esh-Shargiya . There are only three wholly Christian villages in the Onomasticon over against almost a dozen wholly Jewish ones listed (cf. K. 112:16 Kariatha). Very close in the west is Ietheira (K. 108:3).
In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Anem, circles or crowns or singing" (89).
87. Aphaka (Afeca). Joshua 15:53; K. 26:15; L. 240:22.
A simple tribal listing, but one of the many related to Aphek in both the Old Testament and the Onomasticon (cf. K. 22:19).
88. Amata (Ammata). Joshua 15:54; K. 26:16; L. 240:23.
Textual variants: Ammata (Greek), Ammeta (Latin) and Athmatha (Vulgate).
A simple tribal listing.
In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Ammeta, light" (89).
89. Arebba. Joshua 15:60; K. 26:17; L. 240:24.
Textual variant: Aremba for MT rabbah (Greek).
A simple tribal listing.
90. Archiatarōth (Ataroth). Joshua 16:2; K. 26:18; L. 241:25.
Textual variant: Ramam (Latin).
The Greek calls this a biblical city, which the Latin text omits. The Latin gives a vague location while the Greek has none. The Greek combines this entry with the next as is done by the LXX.
91. Atarōth. Joshua 16:5; K. 26:19; L. 241:26.
The Old Testament site is not clearly located by scholars. Some see the name as persisting near Bir Zeit in Kh 'Attarah .
In Eusebius' time there were two Atarōths dependent on Jerusalem (K. 26:26, K. 112:6). The Onomasticon errs in locating it four miles north of Sebestē (K. 154:21) at 'attara . But the 4 miles marks the turn off from main road to the contemporary village there. This is one of the few places in the Greek text where the word miliōn is used for "mile." The usual word is "semeiōn" for "sign" indicating milestone or marker. In Latin the most frequent term for milestone is lapidus but occasionally miliarius is used. More infrequently milus and millus for 1000 paces or mile "between" or "from" a site. In K. 27:24 lapidus has a textual variant miliarius.
Sebastē is the Roman city of Samaria (K. 162:13, K. 154:21) and is used as a referent the Bible and Onomasticon . Dothaeim is also north of Sebastē (K. 76:13).
92. Adar. Joshua 16:5; K. 26:21; L. 241:28.
A simple tribal listing.
93. Asēr. Joshua 17:10; K. 26:22; L. 241:29.
See also Aser above (K. 24:13) in Judah.
Many of the pilgrims located the home of Job fifteen miles from Nablus on the main road from the Jordan Valley (cf. PPT I, 18, 67) and it probably is the present tajasir . In the Onomasticon the home of Job is far away (K. 112:6, K. 142:3).