Bible Dictionary · R
Rakkon
A place upon the shore, a town belonging to Dan (Josh 19:46). It is now Tell er-Rakkeit, 6 miles north of Joppa, on the sea-shore, near the mouth of the river ‘Aujeh, i.e., “yellow water.” (See Kanah.)
Named in the Bible
1 verse
- Joshua 19:46 And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.