Arzareth

ARZARETH ar'-za-reth, ar'-sareth (the King James Version, Arsareth):

This is the land to which the ten tribes were deported (2 Esdras 13:45). It is described as "another land" lying a year and a half's journey beyond the river, i.e. the Euphrates. It probably answers to the Hebrew 'erets 'achereth (Deuteronomy 29:28). In Josephus' time the people were still believed to be there in countless numbers (Ant., XI, v, 2).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ARZARETH'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.