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    Rakkath

    רַקַּתΤιβεριάς

    Tiberias (Rakkath), a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, near where Jesus fed the five thousand (Josh. 19:35; Jhn.6.23).

    Where the story of Rakkath happensWhere the gazetteer locates Rakkath, framed to them: Rakkath. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Rakkath
    Where the gazetteer locates Rakkath
    verses
    2
    first named
    Joshua 19:35
    last named
    John 6:23
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.77°N · 35.54°E
    settlement32.77°N · 35.54°E

    Tiberias (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Rakkath in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Tiberias, also known as Rakkath in the Old Testament (Josh. 19:35), was a city located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. It was founded around 20 AD by Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great, and named after the Roman emperor Tiberius. Tiberias served as the capital of Galilee during the time of Jesus and is mentioned in the context of the feeding of the five thousand (Jhn.6.23). After this miracle, Jesus and his disciples crossed the Sea of Galilee, and boats from Tiberias followed them. Although Tiberias is not directly mentioned in connection with Jesus' ministry, it is likely that he visited the city or passed through the region. In later centuries, Tiberias became a center of Jewish learning and the site where the Mishnah and the Jerusalem Talmud were compiled.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      19:35

    2. John1 verse

      6:23

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Fortified CityBeth-horon LowerTown in Ephraim and Dan, site of a famous battle.via Fortified CityBeth-horon UpperTown in Ephraim, near Lower Beth-horon.via Fortified CityChinnerothRegion and city near the Sea of Galileevia Fortified CityHammathA fortified city and Levitical town in Naphtali.via Fortified CityZiddimA fortified city in Naphtali

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