Kedesh
Kedesh (Kedesh-naphtali), a Canaanite city conquered by Joshua, became a Levitical city and a city of refuge in the territory of Naphtali.
PlaceOld Testament4 books10 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 12:22; referred to as Kedesh (קֶ֫דֶשׁ) or Kedesh/-naphtali (קֶ֫דֶשׁ נַפְתָּלִי).
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (96% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 33.112° N, 35.530° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- קֶ֫דֶשׁKedesh
- קֶ֫דֶשׁ+H5321H«H5321=נַפְתָּלִיKedesh-naphtali
Mentions
- Joshua 12:22קֶ֫דֶשׁ · Kedesh…the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
- Joshua 19:37קֶ֫דֶשׁ · KedeshKedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,
- Joshua 20:7קֶ֫דֶשׁ · KedeshSo they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
- Joshua 21:32קֶ֫דֶשׁ · KedeshAnd from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
- Judges 4:6קֶ֫דֶשׁ+H5321H«H5321=נַפְתָּלִי · Kedesh-naphtaliShe summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
- Judges 4:9קֶ֫דֶשׁ · Kedesh“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,
- Judges 4:10קֶ֫דֶשׁ · Kedesh…where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.
- Judges 4:11קֶ֫דֶשׁ · KedeshNow Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
- 2 Kings 15:29קֶ֫דֶשׁ · KedeshIn the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
- 1 Chronicles 6:76קֶ֫דֶשׁ · KedeshAnd from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.