Jattir

Jattir is a settlement named in 6 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Attir (high confidence).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Verses

Joshua

• Joshua 15:48
  And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,These were in the hill country:
• Joshua 21:14
  And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,Jattir, Eshtemoa,

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 30:27
  To them which were in Beth–el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 23:38
  Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 6:57
  And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
• 1 Chronicles 11:40
  Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.