| − | The biblical city of Aroer is located on the north bank of the [[Arnon River]].<ref>{{bibleref|book=Deuteronomy|chap=4|verses=48}}</ref><ref>{{bibleref|book=Judges|chap=11|verses=26}}</ref> The precise location of Aroer has not been as of yet plausibly identified, though, some scholars believe that Aroer may be identified with the modern day cite of 'Ara'ir.<ref>Erwin Louis Lueker, The Concordia Bible Dictionary (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1963)</ref><ref> Tristram, Henry Baker. The land of Moab; travels and discoveries on the east side of the Dead sea and the Jordan. New York : Harper and brothers. (1873): pg. 144.</ref> According to the prophecy of the [[Book of Isaiah]], the city of Aroer will be "forsaken..."<ref>{{bibleref|book=Isaiah|chap=17|verses=2}}</ref> | + | The biblical city of Aroer is located on the north bank of the [[Arnon River]],<ref>{{bibleref|book=Deuteronomy|chap=4|verses=48}}</ref><ref>{{bibleref|book=Judges|chap=11|verses=26}}</ref> east of the [[Dead Sea]]. The precise location of Aroer has not been as of yet plausibly identified, though, some scholars believe that Aroer may be identified with the modern day cite of 'Ara'ir.<ref>Erwin Louis Lueker, The Concordia Bible Dictionary (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1963)</ref><ref> Tristram, Henry Baker. The land of Moab; travels and discoveries on the east side of the Dead sea and the Jordan. New York : Harper and brothers. (1873): pg. 144.</ref> According to the prophecy of the [[Book of Isaiah]], the city of Aroer will be "forsaken..."<ref>{{bibleref|book=Isaiah|chap=17|verses=2}}</ref> |