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Kartan
Double city, a town of Naphali, assigned to the Gershonite Levites, and one of the cities of refuge (Josh. 21:32). It was probably near the north-western shore of the Sea of Tiberias, identical with the ruined village el-Katanah.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(double city), a city of Naphtali, allotted to the Gershonite Levites. (Joshua 21:32) in the parallel list of (1 Chronicles 6:1) the name appears, ver (1 Chronicles 6:76) in the more expanded form of KIRJATHAIM.
In the Bible
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Verses where Kartan is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Joshua 21:32
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
Scripture on Kartan
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Entries that reference Kartan
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Kartan references
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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