Ge-harashim
Ge-harashim, the Valley of Craftsmen, was inhabited by some Benjamites after the return from the Babylonian exile.
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 4:14; referred to as Ge-harashim (חֲרָשִׁים גַּיְא).
Location
- Identified as
- within 5 km of Lod
- Certainty
- Possible (49% of scholarship) · 4 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.950° N, 34.900° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חֲרָשִׁים+H1516K«H1516=גַּיְאGe-harashim
Mentions
- Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.
- Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.