Bible Location
Meaning: antiquity; old age · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available
Kedemoth was a Reubenite and Levitical city east of the Jordan. It is important because it appears in the lead-up to conflict with Sihon and in the ordered distribution of transjordanian towns. First appears in Deut 2:26.1
Place meaning
antiquity; old age
Coordinates
31.65, 35.89
First appears
Deut 2:26
AI summary: Kedemoth combines diplomatic and administrative significance. Deuteronomy remembers it in connection with the message Moses sends to Sihon before conflict escalates, while Joshua and Chronicles place it within the Levitical structure of Reuben's territory. That gives the place both narrative and institutional weight. The cross references present Kedemoth as an eastern town associated with negotiation, conquest, and later priestly order.1
Place meaning
antiquity; old age
Latitude
31.65
Longitude
35.89
Bible references
4
Beginnings; easternmost, a city of Reuben, assigned to the Levites of the family of Merari (Josh. 13:18). It lay not far north-east of Dibon-gad, east of the Dead Sea. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.