Gidom
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| Type | natural area |
|---|---|
| Most likely | within 10 km of Rimmon (Judges 20) (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.848° N, 35.305° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Judges 20:45 |
Gidom is a natural area named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely within 10 km of Rimmon (Judges 20) (low confidence; 1 other proposal 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 10 km of Rimmon (Judges 20) | low (34%) | 31.848° N, 35.305° E |
| not a place (length of time) | low (24%) | — |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 20:45And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 men on the roads. And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2,000 more.
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.