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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Rakkath</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/r/rakkath.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/joshua/19-35.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/r/rakkath.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Rakkath</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/r/rakes.htm" title="Rakes">◄</a> Rakkath <a href="/topical/naves/r/rakkath--a_city_in_the_territory_of_the_tribe_of_naphthali.htm" title="Rakkath: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Naphthali">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Rakkath is a location mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically within the context of the territorial boundaries of the tribe of Naphtali. It is referenced in the Book of Joshua, which details the division of the Promised Land among the twelve tribes of Israel following their exodus from Egypt and subsequent conquest of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua.<br><br><b>Biblical Reference:</b><br><br>The primary mention of Rakkath is found in <a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Joshua 19:35</a>, which lists it among the fortified cities within the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali. The verse states: "The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth" (<a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Joshua 19:35</a>).<br><br><b>Geographical Context:</b><br><br>Rakkath is believed to have been located in the region of Galilee, near the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Its precise location is not definitively known, but it is often associated with the area around the modern city of Tiberias. The mention of Rakkath alongside other fortified cities suggests its strategic importance in the defense and administration of the territory allotted to Naphtali.<br><br><b>Historical and Archaeological Insights:</b><br><br>While there is limited archaeological evidence directly identifying Rakkath, the region of Galilee has been extensively studied, revealing a rich history of settlement and fortification. The proximity to the Sea of Galilee would have made Rakkath a valuable location for trade, fishing, and agriculture, contributing to the economic stability of the Naphtali tribe.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, the mention of Rakkath, along with other cities, underscores the fulfillment of God's promise to the Israelites regarding the land of Canaan. The allocation of specific territories to each tribe reflects the divine order and providence in the establishment of Israel as a nation. The fortified nature of these cities also highlights the need for security and defense in a land surrounded by potential adversaries.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context:</b><br><br>In the broader cultural and historical context, the cities of Naphtali, including Rakkath, played a role in the complex interactions between the Israelites and neighboring peoples. The region of Galilee, known for its diverse population and cultural exchanges, would later become significant in the New Testament as the area where Jesus conducted much of His ministry.<br><br>Rakkath, though briefly mentioned, is part of the intricate tapestry of biblical history, illustrating the detailed record of Israel's settlement in the Promised Land and the enduring legacy of the tribal divisions established under Joshua's leadership.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Rakkath</span><p>empty; temple of the head<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Rakkath</span><p>(<i>shore</i>), a fortified city in the tribe of Naphtali. (<a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Joshua 19:35</a>) It was on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, not far from the warm baths of Tiberias.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Shore-town, a "fenced city" of the tribe of Naphtali (<a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Joshua 19:35</a>). The old name of Tiberias, according to the Rabbins. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">RAKKATH</span><p>rak'-ath (raqqath; Codex Vaticanus Omathadaketh; Codex Alexandrinus Rhekkath): The Greek is obviously the result of confusing the two names Rakkath and Hammath, taking "r" in the former for "d". Rakkath was one of the fortified cities in Naphtali (<a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Joshua 19:35</a>). It is named between Hammath and Chinnereth. Hammath is identified with the hot baths to the South of Tiberias. There are traces of ancient fortifications here. The rabbis think that Tiberias was built on the site of Rakkath. Certain it is that Herod's town was built upon an ancient site, the graves of the old inhabitants being disturbed in digging the new foundations (Neubauer, Geog. du Talmud, 208).<br><br>W. Ewing<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7557.htm"><span class="l">7557. Raqqath -- a city in Naphtali</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7556, 7557. Raqqath. 7558 . a city in Naphtali. Transliteration: Raqqath Phonetic<br> Spelling: (rak-kath') Short Definition: <b>Rakkath</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Rakkath</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7557.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_72_tiberias.htm"><span class="l">Tiberias.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Jews declare, almost with one consent, that this was a fortified city from ancient<br> times, even from the days of Joshua, and was the same with <b>Rakkath</b>, of which <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 72 tiberias.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_74_chammath_ammaus_the.htm"><span class="l">Chammath. Ammaus. The Warm Baths of Tiberias.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chammath and <b>Rakkath</b> are joined together, Joshua 19:35. <b>...</b> "Rabbah said, Chammath is<br> the same with the warm baths of Gadara, and <b>Rakkath</b> is Tiberias.". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 74 chammath ammaus the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/r/rakkath.htm"><span class="l"><b>Rakkath</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>RAKKATH</b>. <b>...</b> There are traces of ancient fortifications<br> here. The rabbis think that Tiberias was built on the site of <b>Rakkath</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rakkath.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tiberias.htm"><span class="l">Tiberias (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It is said to have been founded by Herod Antipas (AD 16), on the site of the ruins<br> of an older city called <b>Rakkath</b>, and to have been thus named by him after <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tiberias.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/chinnereth.htm"><span class="l">Chinnereth (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Codex Alexandrinus, Cheneroth (Joshua 11:2)): Taking the order in which the towns<br> are mentioned, this city seems to have lain North of <b>Rakkath</b> (?Tiberias). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chinnereth.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hammath.htm"><span class="l">Hammath (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Chronicles 2:55). (2) One of the fenced cities of Naphtali, named with Zer,<br><b>Rakkath</b> and Chinnereth (Joshua 19:35). It is doubtless <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hammath.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/ziddim-zer.htm"><span class="l">Ziddim-zer (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Ziddim-zer (1 Occurrence). Joshua 19:35 And the fortified<br> cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, <b>Rakkath</b>, and Chinnereth, (See JPS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/ziddim-zer.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zer.htm"><span class="l">Zer (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Zer (1 Occurrence). Joshua 19:35 The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,<br><b>Rakkath</b>, Chinnereth, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zer.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/ziddim.htm"><span class="l">Ziddim (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ziddim (1 Occurrence). Joshua 19:35 The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,<br><b>Rakkath</b>, Chinnereth, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/ziddim.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kinnereth.htm"><span class="l">Kinnereth (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Jordan eastward. (See NIV). Joshua 19:35 The fortified cities were Ziddim,<br> Zer, Hammath, <b>Rakkath</b>, Chinnereth, (See NIV). 1 Kings 15 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kinnereth.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/walled.htm"><span class="l">Walled (63 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Heleb and Achzib; (BBE). Joshua 19:35 And the walled towns are Ziddim, Zer,<br> and Hammath, <b>Rakkath</b>, and Chinnereth (BBE). 1 Samuel 6:18 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/walled.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fenced.htm"><span class="l">Fenced (61 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> coast to Achzib, (YLT). Joshua 19:35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer,<br> and Hammath, <b>Rakkath</b>, and Chinnereth, (KJV). 1 Samuel 6:18 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fenced.htm - 27k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Rakkath (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Joshua 19:35</a></span><br />The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, <span class="boldtext">Rakkath</span>, Chinnereth,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/r/rakkath.htm">Rakkath</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/r/rakkath--a_city_in_the_territory_of_the_tribe_of_naphthali.htm">Rakkath: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Naphthali</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tiberias.htm">Tiberias (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/chinnereth.htm">Chinnereth (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hammath.htm">Hammath (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/ziddim-zer.htm">Ziddim-zer (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zer.htm">Zer (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/ziddim.htm">Ziddim (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kinnereth.htm">Kinnereth (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/walled.htm">Walled (63 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fenced.htm">Fenced (61 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rakes.htm">Rakes (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rakkon.htm">Rakkon (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/chin'nereth.htm">Chin'nereth (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/chinneroth.htm">Chinneroth (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/defence.htm">Defence (48 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fortified.htm">Fortified (79 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/r/rakes.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Rakes"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Rakes" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/r/rakkath--a_city_in_the_territory_of_the_tribe_of_naphthali.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Rakkath: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Naphthali"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Rakkath: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Naphthali" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>