Place · City
Jattir
Named in 4 verses across 3 books, first in Joshua 15:48.
In the Bible
All 4 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Joshua
- Joshua 15:48
These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
- Joshua 21:14
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 30:27
He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 6:57
So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
Pre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48; 21:14).