Bible Location
Meaning: Geshuri · 9 cross references · Modern-day map available
Geshur was a small kingdom or district north-east of the Sea of Galilee near Bashan and Gilead. It is important because of its political ties to David's house and because Absalom fled there after killing Amnon. First appears in Josh 13:13.1
Place meaning
Geshuri
Coordinates
33.00, 36.42
First appears
Josh 13:13
AI summary: Geshur appears in Scripture mainly through the politics of David's family and the wider northern borderlands. David's marriage alliance with Talmai of Geshur links the region to the royal house, and Absalom's flight there after Amnon's death gives it a memorable place in the family tragedy that eventually contributes to rebellion. Though not a major imperial power, Geshur matters because it sits within the network of neighbouring states that shaped Israel's monarchy. The cross references present it as a small but politically significant kingdom on Israel's northern-eastern edge.1
Place meaning
Geshuri
Latitude
33.00
Longitude
36.42
Bible references
9
Bridge, the name of a district or principality of Syria near Gilead, between Mount Hermon and the Lake of Tiberias (2 Sam. 15:8; 1 Chr. 2:23). The Geshurites probably inhabited the rocky fastness of Argob, the modern Lejah, in the north-east corner of Bashan. In the time of David it was ruled by Talmai, whose daughter he married, and who was the mother of Absalom, who fled to Geshur after the murder of Amnon (2 Sam. 13:37). 3
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| Book | Cross-References |
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
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.