Geder
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Gederite |
| Most likely | Khirbet Jedur (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.633° N, 35.092° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 12:13 |
Geder is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Jedur (medium confidence; 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Jedur | medium (42%) | 31.633° N, 35.092° E |
| another name for Gerar | low (15%) | 31.382° N, 34.606° E |
| another name for Beth-gader | very low (13%) | 31.633° N, 35.092° E |
| within 5 km of Tell Beit Mirsim | very low (3%) | 31.456° N, 34.910° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 12:13The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 27:28And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal–hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
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.