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Jattir
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Pre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48; 21:14).
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(pre-eminent), a town of Judah in the mountain districts, (Joshua 15:48) one of the group containing Socho, Eshtemoa, etc. See also (Joshua 21:14; 1 Samuel 30:27; 1 Chronicles 6:57) By Robinson it is identified with ’Attir, six miles north of Molada and ten miles south of Hebron.
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
JAT'TIR, a town of Judah in the mountain-districts, Josh 15:48; 2 Sam 21:14; David sent presents thither. 1 Sam 30:27; 1 Chr 6:57. Robinson identifies it with 'Attir, 6 miles north of Molada and 11 miles west of south of Hebron. Tristram noted there over 30 crypts, and found remains of terraces, many old wells, now dry and filled with rubbish, but only one modern building, a Moslem tomb.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
a remnant; excellent
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
JAT'TIR, a town of Judah in the mountain-districts, Josh 15:48; 2 Sam 21:14; David sent presents thither. 1 Sam 30:27; 1 Chr 6:57. Robinson identifies it with 'Attir, 6 miles north of Molada and 11 miles west of south of Hebron. Tristram noted there over 30 crypts, and found remains of terraces, many old wells, now dry and filled with rubbish, but only one modern building, a Moslem tomb.