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Gedor

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A wall.
  • A city in the mountains or hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:58 ), identified with Jedar, between Jerusalem and Hebron.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:39 , the Gederah of Joshua 15:36 , or the well-known Gerar, as the LXX. read, where the patriarchs of old had sojourned and fed their flocks (Genesis 20:1,14,15; 26:1,6,14 ).

  • A town apparently in Benjamin (1 Chronicles 12:7 ), the same probably as Geder (Joshua 12:13 ).

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Gedor'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​g/gedor.html. 1897.
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