Bible Location
3 cross references · Modern-day map available
Gederah was a fortified town in the Shephelah of Judah. It is important because it belongs to the defensive and agricultural lowland belt between the hills and Philistine plain. First appears in Josh 15:36.1
Coordinates
31.82, 34.78
First appears
Josh 15:36
AI summary: Gederah's importance lies in its location within Judah's vulnerable western lowlands. Though its biblical mentions are brief, the town belongs to the same frontier world where fortified settlements mattered for both cultivation and defense. The cross references present Gederah as a Shephelah stronghold in the lowland system of Judah.1
Latitude
31.82
Longitude
34.78
Bible references
3
The fortress; a fortified place, a town in the plain (shephelah) of Judah (Josh. 15:36). This is a very common Canaanite and Phoenician name. It is the feminine form of Geder (12:13); the plural form is Gederoth (15:41). This place has by some been identified with Jedireh, a ruin 9 miles from Lydda, toward Eleutheropolis, and 4 miles north of Sur’ah (Zorah), in the valley of Elah. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.