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Joktheel

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

Jok´theel (God-subdued).

A name given by King Azariah to the city Sela, or Petra, the capital of Arabia Petræa, when he took it from the Edomites () [PETRA].

There was also a city of this name in the tribe of Judah ().

 

 

 

 

Bibliography Information
Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Joktheel'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​j/joktheel.html.