* the clay ground. Heb. the thickness of the ground. Succoth.
Ge 33:17
* Zarthan.
Zarthan is supposed to have been situated in the tribe of
Manasseh, west of Jordan, near Jezreel and Bethshan or
Scythopolis, and not far from the Jordan. Succoth we know was
situated east of Jordan, in the tribe of Gad, and according to
Jerome, in the district of Scythopolis: hence the "plain of
Jordan," where Hiram cast the brazen vessels, must be the
plain in which that river runs, Zarthan and Succoth being
probably nearly opposite each other; but whether the precise
spot of his operations was on this side or the other side, is
uncertain. In this place he found that particular clay that
was proper for his purpose; and it being a considerable
distance from Jerusalem, that city would not be annoyed by the
smoke and noxious vapours necessarily occasioned by the
process.
4:12
* Zartanah.
Jos 3:16
* Zaretan.
2Ch 4:17
* Zeredathah.
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