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Hammath in the Bible.

Hammath is a town in the Bible, about 114 km (71 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Joshua 19:35. The King James Version also gives the name Hammath to 1 other place, listed on this page.

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What happened at Hammath.

Warm springs, one of the “fenced cities” of Naphtali (Josh. 19:35). It is identified with the warm baths (the heat of the water ranging from 136 degrees to 144 degrees) still found on the shore a little to the south of Tiberias under the name of Hummam Tabariyeh (“Bath of Tiberias”).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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The verse that names this Hammath.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 19:35And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

Other places called Hammath.

Hammath, on the map at the same spot as the Hammath above.

A town, named in 1 verse.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:55And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.

Questions about Hammath.

Where is Hammath in the Bible?

Hammath is a town about 114 km (71 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Hammath named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Hammath in 1 verse, in 1 book. It also gives the name Hammath to 1 other place.

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