Juttah
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Juttah (Hebrew: יוטה) was a town in ancient Palestine. According to the Bible, the town was made a priestly city. It is identified with modern day Yattah, which is located on a hill about 10 km south of Hebron.
A Levitical city in the mountains or hill-country of Judah (Joshua 15:55; 21:16). It is supposed to have been the residence of Zechariah and Elizabeth, 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). Source: Easton's Bible Dictionary
Means (stretched out), a city in the mountain region of Judah, in the neighborhood of Ma'on and Carmel. (Joshua 15:55) Source: Smith's Bible Dictionary
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