Jotbah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Khirbet Shifat (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.832° N, 35.278° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 2 Kings 21:19 |
Jotbah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Shifat (medium confidence; 4 other proposals below).
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.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Shifat | medium (64%) | 32.832° N, 35.278° E |
| Karm er Ras | very low (4%) | 32.750° N, 35.334° E |
| another name for Jotbathah | very low (2%) | 29.492° N, 34.897° E |
| Et Taba | very low (2%) | 29.859° N, 35.096° E |
| another name for Juttah | very low (-3%) | 31.448° N, 35.090° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 21:19Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.