Aroer.
1. City 'before Rabbah,' that is, near Rabbath Ammon, in the valley of the Jabbok, built or rebuilt by the tribe of Gad. Numbers 32:34; Joshua 13:25; 2 Samuel 1:24.
2. Moabite city on the north bank of the Arnon. Deuteronomy 2:36; Joshua 13:9, Joshua 1:13; Judges 11:26; 2 Kings 1:10. Identified with Arair, 31 27' N, 35 43' E.
3. District near Damascus. Isaiah 17:2.
4. City in Judah, S.E. of Beersheba. 1 Samuel 30:28. Identified with Ararah, 31 11' N, 34 56' E.