Ge-harashim
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| Type | valley |
|---|---|
| Also called | Valley of Craftsmen, Ge Harashim, Craftsmen’s Valley, Valley of the Craftsmen, Ge-Harashim, valley of Charashim |
| Most likely | within 5 km of Lod (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.950° N, 34.900° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | 1 Chronicles 4:14 |
Ge-harashim is a valley named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 5 km of Lod (medium confidence; 4 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| within 5 km of Lod | medium (49%) | 31.950° N, 34.900° E |
| Wadi esh Shellal | very low (8%) | 32.007° N, 34.862° E |
| about 1 km around Sarafand el Kharab | very low (6%) | 31.936° N, 34.806° E |
| about 2 km around Khirbet Hirsha | very low (1%) | 31.827° N, 35.049° E |
| not a place (person) | very low (-1%) | — |
Verses
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 4:14And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 11:35Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.