Bible Dictionaries
Rakkath
Holman Bible Dictionary
(rak'kuhth) Place name meaning, “spit,” “narrow,” or “swamp.” Fortified town in the territory of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35 ), either at Tiberias or else at tell Eqlatiyeh about one and one half miles northwest of Tiberias. Artifacts spanning the Bronze Age have been recovered from the latter site.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Rakkath'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/r/rakkath.html. 1991.