2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Zaretan 
  When  the  Hebrews  crossed  the  Jordan,  as  soon  as  the  feet  of  the 
  priests  were  dipped  in  the  water,  the  flow  of  the  stream  was 
  arrested.  The  point  of  arrest  was  the  "city  of  Adam  beside 
  Zaretan,"  probably  near  Succoth,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Jabbok, 
  some  30  miles  up  the  river  from  where  the  people  were  encamped. 
  There  the  water  "stood  and  rose  upon  an  heap."  Thus  the  whole 
  space  of  30  miles  of  the  river-bed  was  dry,  that  the  tribes 
  might  pass  over  (Josh.  3:16,  17;  comp.  Ps  104:3). 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Zaretan,  tribulation;  perplexity 
 

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