Editing Anathoth (section)

==History according to the Hebrew Bible==
[[File:Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 140.png|thumb|right|The [[Jeremiah#Calling|Call of Jeremiah]] occurred in Anathoth, depicted in this 1860 woodcut by [[Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld]]]]
Anathoth is mentioned as the native place of Abiezer the Anetothite, one of [[David]]'s "[[David's Mighty Warriors|thirty]]" ({{Bibleref2|2 Samuel|23:27}}), and of [[Jehu]], another of his mighty men ({{Bibleref2|1 Chr|12:3}}). King [[Solomon]] banishes [[Abiathar]] the Priest to Anathoth, "unto thine own fields".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+2%3A26&version=AKJV|title=1 Kings 2:26 AKJV - - Bible Gateway}}</ref> It is perhaps best known as the home town of the prophet [[Jeremiah (prophet)|Jeremiah]] ({{Bibleref2|Jer|1:1}}; {{Bibleref2|Jer|29:27||29:27}}; {{Bibleref2|Jer|32:7-9||32:7-9}}). He delivers a prophecy of tribulation by the sword against the residents of Anathoth, who were plotting against him ({{Bibleref2|Jer|11:21-23}}).

Anathoth suffered greatly from the army of [[Nebuchadnezzar II|Nebuchadnezzar]], and only 128 men returned to it from the [[Babylonian exile]] ({{Bibleref2|Neh|7:27}}; {{Bibleref2|Ezra|2:23}}). It lay about 3 miles north of [[Jerusalem]].