Bible Dictionary
Daberath
Daberath was a town of Issachar on the boundary with Zebulun. It was assigned to the Gershonite Levites and is probably identified with Dabuiriyeh near Mount Tabor.
Definition
Daberath was a town of Issachar on the boundary with Zebulun. It was assigned to the Gershonite Levites.
Biblical Usage
Daberath appears in the territorial lists of Issachar and Zebulun and was given to the Gershonite Levites (Joshua 19:12; 21:28; 1 Chronicles 6:72).
Historical Background
It is probably the village of Dabuiriyeh on the lower western slopes of Mount Tabor, also called Deburich.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Pasture, a Levitical town of Issachar (Josh. 19:12; 21:28), near the border of Zebulum. It is the modern small village of Deburich, at the base of Mount Tabor. Tradition has incorrectly made it the scene of the miracle of the cure of the lunatic child (Matt. 17:14).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[See Dabareh]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>dab'-e-rath (ha-dabherath, "pasture"; Dabeiroth): A city in the territory of Issachar, on the boundary between that tribe and Zebulun (Jos 19:12). It was assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Jos 21:28; 1Ch 6:72). The most probable identification is with Dabuiriyeh, a village on the lower western slopes of Tabor.</p>