Encyclopedia entry
Kitron
Knotty, a city of Zebulun (Judg. 1:30), called also Kattath (Josh. 19:15); supposed to be “Cana of Galilee.”
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(knotty), one of the towns from which Zubulun did not expel the Canaanites. (Judges 1:30) In the Talmud it is identified with “Zippori,” i.e. Sepphoris, now Seffurieh .
In the Bible
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Verses where Kitron is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Judges 1:30
Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
Entries that reference Kitron
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Kitron references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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