Places in the Bible · Settlement

Jattir

Jattir is a settlement mentioned in 6 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet Attir. The name means “a remnant; excellent.”

ruins at Khirbet Attir
ruins at Khirbet Attir · Photo: Shaofr (CC-BY-SA-3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Where is Jattir?

Approx. 31.3525, 35.0161 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
Khirbet AttirsettlementHigh

Jattir in the Bible dictionary

Pre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48; 21:14).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Jattir

  • Joshua 15:48

    And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

  • Joshua 21:14

    And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

  • 1 Samuel 30:27

    To them which were in Beth–el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,

  • 2 Samuel 23:38

    Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:57

    And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

  • 1 Chronicles 11:40

    Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,