Juttah: Extended, a Levitical city in the mountains or hill-country of Judah
(Joshua 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)
