Succoth was the name of two Old Testament cities. The word, "succoth" (or "sukkoth") means "shelters."
* The first city called Succoth was located on the east side of the Jordan River.
* Jacob stayed at Succoth with his family and flocks, building shelters for them there.
* Hundreds of years later, Gideon and his exhausted men stopped at Succoth as they were chasing the Midanites, but the people there refused to give them any food.
* The second Succoth was located on the northern border of Egypt and was a place where the Israelites stopped after they crossed the Red Sea as they were escaping from slavery in Egypt.
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