Anathoth (2 Nephi 20:30) was a town in the territory of Benjamin assigned to Levites (Joshua 21:18). It was the home of Abiathar (1 Kings 2:26) and Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1; 11:21. . . . Conquered by Sennacherib (Isaiah 10:30). The modern site, Ras el-Harrubeh, about 5 kilometers north of Jerusalem, lies near the village of Anata. [Tyndale House, The Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Vol. 1, p. 49]