Jethlah
“Suspended or lofty”
Summary
A city in the territory allotted to the tribe of Dan, located in the eastern portion of their inheritance.
☩Location and Identification
Jethlah was a town on the borders of Dan, mentioned between Ajalon and Elon in the territorial allocation recorded in Joshua 19:42. The name signifies 'suspended' or 'lofty,' suggesting an elevated site, perhaps in a mountain defile. The associated names in the passage indicate a locality in the eastern part of Dan's territory, not far from modern el-Atrun (Ataroth). Some scholars have identified it with ruins at Beit Tul, located at coordinates 31°49' N, 35°4' E. The precise location remains uncertain, though it clearly lay in the shephelah or low hill country between the coastal plain and the Judean highlands.
Related Verses1 mention
Joshua· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jethlah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Jethlah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jethlah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).