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Kedesh
Town or city mentioned in 6 verses of the Bible, most often in Joshua.
Where it appears
Joshua (4), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- Joshua 12:22 first mention — The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
- Joshua 19:37 — And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
- Joshua 20:7 — And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
- Joshua 21:32 — And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
- 2 Kings 15:29 — In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
- 1 Chronicles 6:76 — And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
Nearby places
- Kartah 6 km
- Tishbite 9 km
- Madon 10 km
- Hazor 11 km
- Beth-anath 13 km
- Maachah 17 km
- Abel 17 km
- Waters of Merom 17 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.