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# Sukkoth
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## Definition:
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Sukkoth was the name of two Old Testament cities. The word "sukkoth" (some English versions say "succoth" or "Succoth") means "shelters."
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* The first city called Sukkoth was located on the east side of the Jordan River.
* Jacob stayed at Sukkoth with his family and flocks, building shelters for them there.
* Hundreds of years later, Gideon and his exhausted men stopped at Sukkoth as they were chasing the Midanites, but the people there refused to give them any food.
* The second Sukkoth 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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## Bible References:
* [1 Kings 07:46](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/07/46)
* [Exodus 12:37-40](rc://en/tn/help/exo/12/37)
* [Joshua 13:27-28](rc://en/tn/help/jos/13/27)
* [Judges 08:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/jdg/08/04)
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## Word Data:
* Strong's: H5523, H5524
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## Forms Found in the English ULB:
Sukkoth