Gederah
Gederah, a town in Judah, was the home of Baal-hanan, one of David's overseers, and Jozabad, one of his mighty men.
PlaceOld Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 15:36; referred to as Gederah (גְּדֵרָה, גְּדֵרָתִי) or Gederite (גְּדֵרִי).
Location
- Certainty
- Likely (88% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.689° N, 34.996° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- גְּדֵרָהGederah
- גְּדֵרִיGederah
- גְּדֵרָתִיGederah
Mentions
- Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
- These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.
- Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
- 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.