Jokdeam

Jokdeam, a town in the hill country of Judah.

The name Jokdeam means “crookedness, or burning, of the people”

PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location near Zanoah only mentioned at Joshua 15:56; only referred to as Jokdeam (יׇקְדְעָם).

Location

Identified as
Khirbet er Raqqa
Certainty
Possible (42% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.462° N, 35.118° E
Jokdeam
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Glossary entries

Jokdeam

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,