Bible Dictionary · J
Jattir
Pre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh 15:48; Josh 21:14).
Named in the Bible
4 verses
- Joshua 15:48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
- Joshua 21:14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
- 1 Samuel 30:27 To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
- 1 Chronicles 6:57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.