Rakkath
Tiberias (Rakkath), a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, near where Jesus fed the five thousand.
The name Rakkath means “empty; temple of the head”
PlaceOld & New Testaments2 books2 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Tel Raqqat
- Certainty
- Possible (56% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 32.806° N, 35.526° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
Mentions
- Joshua 19:35רַקַּת · RakkathThe fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
- John 6:23Τιβεριάς · TiberiasHowever, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.