Gederah (Joshua 15)
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Other places named Gederah: Gederah (1 Chronicles 12), Gederah (1 Chronicles 4).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Khirbet Judraya (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.689° N, 34.996° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 15:36 |
Gederah (Joshua 15) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Judraya (medium confidence; 5 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 Judraya | medium (55%) | 31.689° N, 34.996° E |
| Tel Goded | low (28%) | 31.633° N, 34.917° E |
| Qatra | very low (6%) | 31.823° N, 34.778° E |
| Jedireh | very low (6%) | 31.858° N, 35.197° E |
| Khirbet Judeira | very low (3%) | 31.867° N, 35.092° E |
| Khirbet Jedireh | very low (-5%) | 31.827° N, 34.959° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:36And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
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.