Jattir

Town · today Khirbet Attir

Location well established About 50 km (30 miles) southwest of Jerusalem

Ithrite in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 6 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,
  • 2 Samuel 23:38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
  • 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,
  • 1 Chronicles 11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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