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Rakkath
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Shore-town, a “fenced city” of the tribe of Naphtali (Josh. 19:35). The old name of Tiberias, according to the Rabbins.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(shore), a fortified city in the tribe of Naphtali. (Joshua 19:35) It was on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, not far from the warm baths of Tiberias.
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
RAK'KATH (shore), a fortified city of Naphtali. Josh 19:35. According to the Rabbins, it stood where Tiberias afterward stood, but there seems little authority for this statement, and no trace of that name has been found in the neighborhood. See Tiberias.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
empty; temple of the head
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
RAK'KATH (shore), a fortified city of Naphtali. Josh 19:35. According to the Rabbins, it stood where Tiberias afterward stood, but there seems little authority for this statement, and no trace of that name has been found in the neighborhood. See Tiberias.