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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Rakkath

Rakkath [N] [H] [S]

shore-town, a "fenced city" of the tribe of Naphtali ( Joshua 19:35 ). The old name of Tiberias, according to the Rabbins.

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
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Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Rakkath". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Rakkath

Rakkath [N] [E] [S]

empty; temple of the head
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
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Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Rakkath'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Rakkath

Rakkath [N] [E] [H]

(shore ), a fortified city in the tribe of Naphtali. ( Joshua 19:35 ) It was on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, not far from the warm baths of Tiberias.

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
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[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
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Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Rakkath'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Rakkath

RAKKATH

rak'-ath (raqqath; Codex Vaticanus Omathadaketh; Codex Alexandrinus Rhekkath):

The Greek is obviously the result of confusing the two names Rakkath and Hammath, taking "r" in the former for "d". Rakkath was one of the fortified cities in Naphtali (Joshua 19:35). It is named between Hammath and Chinnereth. Hammath is identified with the hot baths to the South of Tiberias. There are traces of ancient fortifications here. The rabbis think that Tiberias was built on the site of Rakkath. Certain it is that Herod's town was built upon an ancient site, the graves of the old inhabitants being disturbed in digging the new foundations (Neubauer, Geog. du Talmud, 208).

W. Ewing

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'RAKKATH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.