Kedemoth
Kedemoth, a town in Moab from which Moses sent messengers to Sihon, later became a Levitical city within the territory of Reuben.
The name Kedemoth means “antiquity; old age”
PlaceOld Testament3 books4 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Deuteronomy 2:26; only referred to as Kedemoth (קְדֵמוֹת).
Location
- Identified as
- Aleiyan
- Certainty
- Uncertain (25% of scholarship) · 4 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.532° N, 35.880° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- קְדֵמוֹתKedemoth
Mentions
- So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
- Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
- Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.