|Easton's Bible Dictionary| Warm springs, a Levitical city of
Naphtali (Joshua 21:32); probably Hammath in 19:35. Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia ham-oth-dor' (chammoth do'r;
Emathdor, as also several corrupt forms): A fenced, Levitical
city of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35; Joshua 21:32); also named Hammen
(1 Chronicles 6:61 Hebrew). Probably the hammatu of the Karnak
lists, and the hamatam of WAI, II, 53; certainly the Emmaus of
Josephus, Ant, XVIII, ii, 3; BJ, IV, i, 3; Hamata of `Erubhin v.
5; Meghillah 2b, and the modern el-Hammam, 1 1/2 miles South of
Tiberias. The name signifies "hot springs," and these, 4 in
number, still exist. They have a temperature of 144 degree F.,
are salt and bitter in taste and sulfurous in smell. Considered
invaluable for rheumatism, they are crowded in June and July.
This health-giving reputation is of ancient date. It is
mentioned in Josephus, BJ, IV, i, 3; and a coin of Tiberias of
the reign of Trajan depicts Hygeia sitting on a rock beside the
springs, feeding the serpent of Ae