archi Summary and Overview

a city on the boundary of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:2), between Bethel and Beth-horon the nether.

#Jos 16:2| A place in the neighborhood of Bethel, on the boundary between Ephraim and Benjamin. It designates a clan perhaps originally from Erech in Babylonia, of which Hushai was one. [ARCHITE]

AR'CHI . Josh 16:2. A place near Bethel, perhaps settled by a colony from Babylon, and named after Erech in Babylonia. Conder identifies it with the village of 'Ain 'Arek, which is in the required position.