Bible Location
Meaning: empty; temple of the head · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Rakkath was one of Naphtali's fortified towns near the Sea of Galilee, later associated by tradition with Tiberias. It is important because it belongs to the defended northern settlement pattern around the lake. First appears in Josh 19:35.1
Place meaning
empty; temple of the head
Coordinates
32.80, 35.53
First appears
Josh 19:35
AI summary: Rakkath matters because the inheritance lists preserve actual fortified communities in the north rather than abstract territory alone. The place belongs to Naphtali's protected lake-region geography.1
Place meaning
empty; temple of the head
Latitude
32.80
Longitude
35.53
Bible references
1
Shore-town, a “fenced city” of the tribe of Naphtali (Josh. 19:35). The old name of Tiberias, according to the Rabbins. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Josh |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
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.