Gederoth
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Gederah (Joshua 15) (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.689° N, 34.996° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 15:41 |
Gederoth is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Gederah (Joshua 15) (low 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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Gederah (Joshua 15) | low (18%) | 31.689° N, 34.996° E |
| Tell el Meleiha | very low (9%) | 31.462° N, 34.777° E |
| Khirbet Hamideh | very low (9%) | 31.827° N, 34.988° E |
| Tel Agra | very low (9%) | 31.502° N, 34.873° E |
| another name for Baalath (1 Kings 9) | very low (0%) | 31.839° N, 34.782° E |
| Qatra | very low (-17%) | 31.823° N, 34.778° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:41And Gederoth, Beth–dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 28:18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth–shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo 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.