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Gidom

Gidom was a place near Gibeah where the Benjamites were pursued and defeated during the Benjamite War.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location near Rimmon only mentioned at Judges 20:45; only referred to as Gidom (גִּדְעֹם).

Location

Identified as
within 10 km of Rimmon 1
Certainty
Possible (34% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates
31.848° N, 35.305° E
Gidom
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Glossary entries

Gidom

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Judges 20:45
    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.