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Gederah

Gederah 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...

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Gederah 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.

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