Kitron
“Knotty, or possibly castle”
Summary
A Canaanite city in the territory of Zebulun that the Israelites failed to conquer, allowing its inhabitants to remain among them.
☩Location and History
Kitron was a city within the tribal territory of Zebulun from which the Israelites were unable to expel the Canaanite inhabitants. Instead, the Canaanites remained in the city, though eventually they were subjected to forced labor. The city is possibly identical with Kattath mentioned elsewhere among the cities of Zebulun, despite some scholarly objections based on the enumeration of cities in the tribal lists. In the Talmud, Kitron is identified with Sepphoris (Hebrew Zippori), the modern Seffurieh, which was a major city in later Galilee. The name appears to mean "knotty" or "castle," though the precise etymology remains uncertain.
Related Verses1 mention
Judges· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Kitron," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Kitron," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Kitron," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.George Morrish, "Kitron," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 5.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Kitron," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).