Zeredah (1 Kings 11)
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Other places named Zeredah: Zeredah (2 Chronicles 4).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Zereda |
| Most likely | Deir Ghassaneh (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.046° N, 35.097° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Kings 11:26 |
Zeredah (1 Kings 11) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Deir Ghassaneh (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deir Ghassaneh | medium (44%) | 32.046° N, 35.097° E |
| Ain Seridah | low (20%) | 32.046° N, 35.058° E |
| Khirbet Banat Barr | very low (2%) | 32.054° N, 35.057° E |
| Surdah | very low (2%) | 31.941° N, 35.203° E |
Verses
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 11:26And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,
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.