Places in the Bible Today:
Rakkath
Data
| Translated Name | Rakkath |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
4 Possible Identifications
- Tel Raqqat (modern): 60% confidence
- another name for Tiberias (ancient): 20% confidence
- Khirbet el Fuliya (modern): less than 10% confidence
- another name for Kartan (ancient): less than 10% confidence. It may be:
Verses (1)
Josh 19:35
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 804 |
| Logos Factbook | Rakkath |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Rakkath |
| OpenBible.info | a204528 (Rakkath) |
| TIPNR | Tiberias@Jos.19.35 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_2733 |
| Wikipedia | Rakkath (redirect) |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 441
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Rakkath (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Rakkath
- Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Rakkath
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Rakkath
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 19:35
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Rakkath
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 23
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 239
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Rakkath
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Rakkath
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Rakkath
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Rakkath
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Rakkath
- Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 19:35
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Rakkath
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 386
Confidence Trends over Time
This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others (in this case, Tel Raqqat), then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.
Thumbnail Image Credits
אסף שגיא, AVRAMGR, Сергей Иванов, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019
About
This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.