Bible Location
Meaning: turning away · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Juttah was a hill-country town of Judah assigned to the Levites. It is important because it joins the southern highlands to the priestly network and may have stood near the world of Elizabeth and Zechariah. First appears in Josh 15:55.1
Place meaning
turning away
Coordinates
31.45, 35.08
First appears
Josh 15:55
AI summary: Juttah matters because a remote Judahite town becomes part of the sacred infrastructure of Israel. As a Levitical settlement in the hills, it embodies the overlap of ordinary rural life and priestly service. The cross references present Juttah as a highland town of inheritance, worship, and remembered continuity.1
Place meaning
turning away
Latitude
31.45
Longitude
35.08
Bible references
2
Extended, a Levitical city in the mountains or hill-country of Judah (Josh. 15:55; 21:16). Its modern name is Yutta, a place about 5 1/2 miles south of Hebron. It is supposed to have been the residence of Zacharias and Elisabeth, and the birthplace of John the Baptist, and on this account is annually visited by thousands of pilgrims belonging to the Greek Church (Luke 1:39). (See MARY.) 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.