HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3194
יֻטָּה
yut.tah — Juttah
§ Juttah = "stretched out" a town in the mountains of Judah, in the neighbourhood of Maon and Carmel; modern 'Yutta'
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Juttah
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Extended, a Levitical city in the mountains or hill-country of Judah (Josh. 15:55; 21:16). Its modern name is Yutta, a place about 5 1/2 miles south of Hebron. It is supposed to have been the residence of Zacharias and Elisabeth, and the birthplace of John the Baptist, and on this account is annually visited by thousands of pilgrims belonging to the Greek Church (Luke 1:39). (See MARY.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.