Pre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48; 21:14).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Place
Jattir
Name meaning: a remnant; excellent (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(pre-eminent), a town of Judah in the mountain districts, (Joshua 15:48) one of the group containing Socho, Eshtemoa, etc. See also (Joshua 21:14; 1 Samuel 30:27; 1 Chronicles 6:57) By Robinson it is identified with ’Attir, six miles north of Molada and ten miles south of Hebron.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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