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Hammath

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · Tribe of Judah(?) · named in 1 verse

the name means Warm springs Easton's Bible Dictionary

Hammath was a Kenite clan, listed among the descendants of Salma, the father (ie founder) of Bethlehem.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Warm springs, one of the "fenced cities" of Naphtali (Josh. 19:35). It is identified with the warm baths (the heat of the water ranging from 136 degrees to 144 degrees) still found on the shore a little to the south of Tiberias under the name of Hummam Tabariyeh ("Bath of Tiberias").

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

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First named at 1 Chronicles 2:55.

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