Juttah
Juttah (Hebrew: יוטה) was a biblical town in ancient Judah. According to the Hebrew Bible, the town was made a priestly city. It is identified with modern-day Yattah, which is located on a hill about 10 km south of Hebron on the West Bank, Palestine.[1]
Biblical relevance
Hebrew Bible
Juttah and its territorial periphery is listed as one of the
Ziph
.
Christianity
According to one tradition based on a verse from the Gospels (
biblical archaeologist, de:Andreas Evaristus Mader, also supported this identification.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Juttah. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via Christianity.com.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Juttah. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via Christianity.com.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Moxom, Philip S., 'The Boyhood of John the Baptist', The Biblical World, 10.6 (1897), 454-461, p. 456
- ^ List of Christians in the Holy Land, Documenta Catholica Omnia, accessed Feb 2021