Kattath
“Small, or little”
Summary
A city in the territory of Zebulun, possibly identical with Kitron and Kartah mentioned elsewhere.
☩Location and Identity
Kattath was a city in the tribal territory of Zebulun, listed along with Shimron, Nahalal, and Iphtah-el. Many scholars believe it is identical with Kitron, from which the tribe of Zebulun failed to expel the Canaanite inhabitants, and possibly also with Kartah, which was assigned to the Merarite Levites. The Babylonian Talmud identifies Kattath with Sepphoris, the significant city that later became the capital of Galilee, now represented by the modern village of Seffuriyeh. The Jerusalem Talmud associates it with Kuteineh, west of the Esdraelon plain. The name means "small" or "little," perhaps indicating a modest settlement in earlier times.
Related Verses1 mention
Joshua· 1 verse
References
- 1.James Orr (ed.), "Kattath," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Kattath," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 3.George Morrish, "Kattath," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Kattath," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).