AROER, ǎr′ō̇-ẽr or ȧ-rō′ẽr. A city on the
banks of the Arnon, mentioned in Deut. ii. 36 and
iii. 12 as the southern limit of Reuben’s territory. According to the Mesha inscription it belonged to Moab. It is no doubt the modern
’Ara-îr, on the Wady Mojib, 11 miles from the
Dead Sea.
