hadattah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
hadattah in Easton's Bible Dictionary
new, one of the towns in the extreme south of Judah (Josh. 15:25).
hadattah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(new). According to the Authorized Version, one of the towns of Judah in the extreme south. #Jos 15:25|
hadattah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HADAT'TAH (new), a town named as in the extreme south of Judah. Josh 15:25. Fuerst proposes to read Hazorhadattah (New Hazor), as distinct from the Hazor in v. Acts 15:23; Wilton would identify it with an imposing ruin called Kaer el-Adadah.
hadattah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A town in the extreme S. of Judah (Joshua 15:25), the Qeri (the Hebrew margin) reads Hazor-hadattah, i.e New Hazor. So Eusebius and Jerome; but they place it near and E. of Ascalon, which is in the shephelah, whereas Joshua places it among towns of S. Judah. Now El-Hudhaira, S. of Jebel Khulil (Robinson).