place
Kartan
קַרְתָּן
Kartan, a city given to the Levites within the territory of Naphtali (Joshua 21:32).
- verses
- 1
- first named
- Joshua 21:32
- last named
- Joshua 21:32
- feature
- settlement
- coordinates
- 33.11°N · 35.46°E
Khirbet el Qureiyeh (OpenBible)
Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.
Description
Kartan in the text
Kartan was a city allocated to the Levites within the tribal territory of Naphtali (Joshua 21:32). It was one of the cities given to the Gershonite clan of the Levites, along with Kedesh, Hammoth-dor, and Rakkath. The Levites were not given a specific territory like the other tribes but were distributed among the various tribes in cities designated for their use. These cities served as places of residence for the Levites, who were responsible for the religious duties in Israel. Its location is unknown.
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