Daberath

Daberath (Davrat) (dab'-e-rath) ("pasture") was a biblical Levitical city in the territory of Issachar, located near the border of Zebulun. It likely survives as the modern Israeli Arab village of Daburiyya.[1] The nearby kibbutz of Dovrat is named after it.

It was important militarily, being located at the foot of Mount Tabor and guarding the entry to the Esdraelon plain. According to Josephus (ii.21.ยง3), who called this town Dabaritta, or Darabitta,[2] a military garrison was stationed here. Jerome mentioned "a little village of the Jews by Mount Tabor, of the country belonging to Diocaesarea, called Dabira".[3]

References
  1. Deep into the forest, The Jerusalem Post
  2. Treasury of Scripture on Joshua 19:12 accessed 29 October 2015
  3. Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible on Joshua 19:21, accessed 29 October 2015


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