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It is identified as one of the cities given to the Levites, the priestly tribe of Israel, as part of their inheritance. The Levites were not allotted a contiguous territory like the other tribes of Israel; instead, they were given specific cities scattered throughout the land to dwell in, along with their surrounding pasturelands.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>Kartan is mentioned in the Book of Joshua, which details the distribution of the Promised Land among the twelve tribes of Israel. In <a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Joshua 21:32</a> , it is recorded: "And from the tribe of Naphtali they gave Kedesh in Galilee, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, along with their pasturelands."<br><br>This passage indicates that Kartan was located within the territory of the tribe of Naphtali, in the northern region of Israel. It was one of the cities designated for the Gershonite clan of the Levites. The inclusion of Kartan among the Levitical cities underscores its role in supporting the religious and priestly functions of the nation of Israel.<br><br><b>Geographical and Historical Context:</b><br><br>The exact location of Kartan is not definitively known today, and it is not mentioned frequently in biblical or extrabiblical sources. However, its association with the tribe of Naphtali places it in the region of Galilee, an area known for its fertile land and strategic significance throughout Israel's history.<br><br>The allocation of cities like Kartan to the Levites was part of God's provision for the tribe that was set apart for religious duties. The Levites were responsible for the spiritual leadership of Israel, including the maintenance of the Tabernacle (and later the Temple), teaching the Law, and serving as judges and mediators. By distributing Levitical cities throughout the land, the Israelites ensured that the Levites could fulfill their roles among all the tribes.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b><br><br>The mention of Kartan, though brief, highlights the importance of the Levitical cities in the spiritual life of Israel. These cities served as centers of worship, instruction, and justice, reflecting the centrality of God's law and presence among His people. The distribution of the Levites among the tribes also symbolizes the integration of spiritual and communal life, emphasizing that worship and obedience to God were to permeate every aspect of Israelite society.<br><br>Kartan, as part of this network of Levitical cities, contributed to the broader mission of the Levites to uphold the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The presence of the Levites in cities like Kartan ensured that the knowledge of God and His commandments was accessible to all Israelites, fostering a community centered on faithfulness to the Lord.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Kartan</span><p>(<i>double city</i>), a city of Naphtali, allotted to the Gershonite Levites. (<a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Joshua 21:32</a>) in the parallel list of (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-1.htm">1 Chronicles 6:1</a>) the name appears, ver (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">1 Chronicles 6:76</a>) in the more expanded form of KIRJATHAIM.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Double city, a town of Naphali, assigned to the Gershonite Levites, and one of the cities of refuge (<a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Joshua 21:32</a>). It was probably near the north-western shore of the Sea of Tiberias, identical with the ruined village el-Katanah. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">KARTAN</span><p>kar'-tan (qartan): A city in the territory of Naphtali, given to the Gershonite Levites (<a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Joshua 21:32</a>). It is called Kiriathaim in <a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">1 Chronicles 6:76</a>. Kartan may be a contraction of this. Cheyne (EB, under the word) suggests that both names may be corruptions from "Chinnereth." Neither is mentioned in <a href="/joshua/19-32.htm">Joshua 19:32, 38</a>, in the list of Naphtalite cities, while Chinnereth is.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7178.htm"><span class="l">7178. Qartan -- a city in Naphtali</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7177, 7178. Qartan. 7179 . a city in Naphtali. Transliteration: Qartan Phonetic<br> Spelling: (kar-tawn') Short Definition: <b>Kartan</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Kartan</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7178.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/k/kartan.htm"><span class="l"><b>Kartan</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>KARTAN</b>. kar'-tan (qartan): A city in the territory of Naphtali, given to the Gershonite<br> Levites (Joshua 21:32). <b>...</b><b>Kartan</b> may be a contraction of this. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kartan.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kartah.htm"><span class="l">Kartah (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It is not identified. Possibly it is a variant of KATTATH, or of <b>KARTAN</b> (which<br> see). Multi-Version Concordance Kartah (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kartah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/naphtali.htm"><span class="l">Naphtali (51 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> see), on the heights to the West of the Waters of Merom, where extensive ruins are<br> still to be seen (20:7). It, along with Hammoth-dor and <b>Kartan</b>, was assigned <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/naphtali.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kattah.htm"><span class="l">Kattah (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kattah.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kiriathaim.htm"><span class="l">Kiriathaim (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 14:5). (2) A city in the territory of Naphtali, assigned to the Gershonite<br> Levites (1 Chronicles 6:76), corresponding to "<b>Kartan</b>" in Joshua 21:32. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kiriathaim.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/naph'tali.htm"><span class="l">Naph'tali (47 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with the open land about it, the city of refuge for<br> the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with the open land about it, and <b>Kartan</b> with the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/naph'tali.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grass-lands.htm"><span class="l">Grass-lands (42 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> And from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its grass-lands, the town<br> where the taker of life might be safe, and Hammoth-dor and <b>Kartan</b> with their <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grass-lands.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pasturelands.htm"><span class="l">Pasturelands (42 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 21:32 Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city<br> of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and <b>Kartan</b> with its <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pasturelands.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kedesh.htm"><span class="l">Kedesh (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 21:32 Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city<br> of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and <b>Kartan</b> with its <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kedesh.htm - 14k</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">Kartan (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Joshua 21:32</a></span><br />Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and <span class="boldtext">Kartan</span> with its suburbs; three cities.<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/k/kartan.htm">Kartan</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/k/kartan--a_levitical_city_in_the_territory_of_the_tribe_of_naphtali.htm">Kartan: A Levitical City in the Territory of the Tribe of Naphtali</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kartah.htm">Kartah (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/naphtali.htm">Naphtali (51 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kattah.htm">Kattah (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kiriathaim.htm">Kiriathaim (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/naph'tali.htm">Naph'tali (47 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/grass-lands.htm">Grass-lands (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pasturelands.htm">Pasturelands (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kedesh.htm">Kedesh (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/man-slayer.htm">Man-slayer (20 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/taker.htm">Taker (26 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/slayer.htm">Slayer (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/ham'moth-dor.htm">Ham'moth-dor (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hammoth-dor.htm">Hammoth-dor (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hammothdor.htm">Hammothdor (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dor.htm">Dor (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hammoth.htm">Hammoth (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/accused.htm">Accused (29 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/suburbs.htm">Suburbs (75 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/manslayer.htm">Manslayer (20 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pasture.htm">Pasture (120 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refuge.htm">Refuge (111 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/murder.htm">Murder (41 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lands.htm">Lands (226 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/safe.htm">Safe (388 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/galilee.htm">Galilee (73 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/k/kartah--a_city_of_the_tribe_of_zebulun.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Kartah: A City of the Tribe of Zebulun"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Kartah: A City of the Tribe of Zebulun" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/k/kartan--a_levitical_city_in_the_territory_of_the_tribe_of_naphtali.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Kartan: A Levitical City in the Territory of the Tribe of Naphtali"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Kartan: A Levitical City in the Territory of the Tribe of Naphtali" /></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'; 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