rakkath Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
rakkath in Easton's Bible Dictionary
shore-town, a "fenced city" of the tribe of Naphtali (Josh. 19:35). The old name of Tiberias, according to the Rabbins.
rakkath in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(shore), a fortified city in the tribe of Naphtali. #Jos 19:35| It was on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, not far from the warm baths of Tiberias.
rakkath in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
RAK'KATH (shore), a fortified city of Naphtali. Josh 19:35. According to the Rabbins, it stood where Tiberias afterward stood, but there seems little authority for this statement, and no trace of that name has been found in the neighborhood. See Tiberias.
rakkath in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A fortified town of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35).