Places in the Bible · Settlement

Luhith

Luhith is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Kathrabba. The name means “made of boards.”

Where is Luhith?

Approx. 31.1379, 35.6222 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
KathrabbasettlementMedium
Medinet er RassettlementLow

Luhith in the Bible dictionary

Made of boards, a Moabitish place between Zoar and Horonaim (Isa. 15:5; Jer. 48:5).

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

Verses that mention Luhith

  • Isaiah 15:5

    My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.

  • Jeremiah 48:5

    For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.