Juttah

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Juttah
     extended, a Levitical city in the mountains or hill-country of
     Judah (Josh. 15:55; 21:16). Its modern name is Yutta, a place
     about 5 1/2 miles south of Hebron. It is supposed to have been
     the residence of Zacharias and Elisabeth, and the birthplace of
     John the Baptist, and on this account is annually visited by


     thousands of pilgrims belonging to the Greek Church (Luke 1:39).
     (See {MARY}.)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Juttah, turning away