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This etymology suggests a place that was likely fortified or enclosed, indicating its strategic or protective significance in ancient times.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b>: Gederah is mentioned in the Old Testament as a town in the territory of Judah. It is specifically referenced in the Book of Joshua: "Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages" (<a href="/joshua/15-37.htm">Joshua 15:37-41</a>). This passage lists Gederah among the cities in the Shephelah, the lowland region of Judah.<br><br><b>Historical and Geographical Context</b>: Gederah was situated in the Shephelah, a region characterized by rolling hills and fertile valleys, which served as a buffer zone between the coastal plains and the central highlands of Judah. This area was significant for agriculture and trade, contributing to the economic stability of the tribe of Judah. The strategic location of Gederah would have made it an important site for defense against Philistine incursions from the west.<br><br><b>Archaeological Insights</b>: While the exact location of Gederah is not definitively identified today, it is generally associated with the archaeological site of Khirbet Judraya, located southwest of modern-day Jerusalem. Excavations in the region have uncovered remains that suggest a settlement with defensive structures, consistent with the meaning of its name.<br><br><b>Cultural and Religious Significance</b>: As a town within the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, Gederah would have been part of the cultural and religious life of the Israelites. The towns in this region were often centers of agricultural production, and their inhabitants would have participated in the religious festivals and practices prescribed in the Mosaic Law. The mention of Gederah in the biblical text underscores its role within the broader narrative of Israel's settlement in the Promised Land.<br><br><b>Related Biblical Themes</b>: The mention of Gederah in the context of the allotment of land to the tribes of Israel highlights the theme of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the descendants of Abraham. The division of the land among the tribes is a testament to the covenant relationship between God and His people, emphasizing themes of inheritance, divine provision, and the establishment of a nation under God's sovereignty.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b>: Gederah, though briefly mentioned in the biblical text, represents a piece of the larger mosaic of Israel's history in the land of Canaan. Its inclusion in the list of towns allotted to Judah reflects the historical and theological significance of the land as a gift from God to His chosen people.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Gederah</span><p>(<i>a sheepfold</i>), a town of Judah in the lowland country, (<a href="/joshua/15-36.htm">Joshua 15:36</a>) apparently in its eastern part. No town bearing this name has, however, been yet discovered in this hitherto little-explored district.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Gederah</span><p>A city in the plain of Judah, <a href="/context/joshua/15-36.htm">Joshua 15:36</a>, probably the same with the preceding Geder, and with Beth-Gader, <a href="/1_chronicles/2-51.htm">1 Chronicles 2:51</a>. It would thence seem to have pertained to the family of Caleb. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>The fortress; a fortified place, a town in the plain (shephelah) of Judah (<a href="/joshua/15-36.htm">Joshua 15:36</a>). This is a very common Canaanite and Phoenician name. It is the feminine form of Geder (<a href="/joshua/12-13.htm">12:13</a>); the plural form is Gederoth (<a href="/joshua/15-41.htm">15:41</a>). 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. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">GEDERAH; GEDERATHITE</span><p>ge-de'-ra, ge-de'-ra-thit (ha-gedherah, "the enclosed place"): A town in the Shephelah of Judah, named with Socoh, Azekah, Shaaraim and Adithaim (<a href="/joshua/15-36.htm">Joshua 15:36</a>). In <a href="/1_chronicles/4-23.htm">1 Chronicles 4:23</a> the Revised Version (British and American) reads, "the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah," for the King James Version, "those that dwelt among plants and hedges." It is probably represented by Khirbet Jadireh, about 3 miles Southwest of Gezer. "Gederathite," applied to Jozabad (<a href="/1_chronicles/12-4.htm">1 Chronicles 12:4</a>), probably meant an inhabitant of this place.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1449.htm"><span class="l">1449. <b>Gederah</b> -- "wall," a city in Judah</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1448, 1449. <b>Gederah</b>. 1450 . "wall," a city in Judah. Transliteration: <b>Gederah</b><br> Phonetic Spelling: (ghed-ay-raw') Short Definition: <b>Gederah</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1449.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1448.htm"><span class="l">1448. <b>gederah</b> -- a wall</span></a><br><b>gederah</b> or gedereth. 1447, 1448. <b>gederah</b> or gedereth. 1449 . a wall.<br> Transliteration: <b>gederah</b> or gedereth Phonetic Spelling: (ghed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1448.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1452.htm"><span class="l">1452. Gederathi -- inhab. of <b>Gederah</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> inhab. of <b>Gederah</b>. Transliteration: Gederathi Phonetic Spelling: (ghed-ay-raw-thee')<br> Short Definition: Gederathite. Word Origin from <b>Gederah</b> Definition inhab. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1452.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1453.htm"><span class="l">1453. Gederothayim -- "double wall," a place in Judah</span></a><br><b>...</b> Gederothaim. Word Origin dual of <b>gederah</b> Definition "double wall," a place<br> in Judah NASB Word Usage Gederothaim (1). Gederothaim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1453.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/the_kings_potters.htm"><span class="l">The King's Potters</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Among the members of the tribe of Judah were a hereditary caste of potters who lived<br> in 'Netaim and <b>Gederah</b>,' if we adhere to the Revised Version's text, or <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the kings potters.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/g/gederah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Gederah</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Elah. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>GEDERAH</b>; GEDERATHITE. ge-de <b>...</b> place.<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Gederah</b> (2 Occurrences). Joshua 15 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gederah.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/netaim.htm"><span class="l">Netaim (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> James Version reads "those that dwell among plants and hedges," the Revised Version<br> (British and American) "the inhabitants of Netaim and <b>Gederah</b>." The latter <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/netaim.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gederathite.htm"><span class="l">Gederathite (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary An epithet applied to Josabad, one of David's warriors<br> at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:4), a native of <b>Gederah</b>. Int. <b>...</b><b>GEDERAH</b>; GEDERATHITE. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gederathite.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gederothaim.htm"><span class="l">Gederothaim (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the King James Version margin suggests that we might read "or" for "and"<br> after <b>Gederah</b>, but this is impossible. Septuagint reads <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gederothaim.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gede'rah.htm"><span class="l">Gede'rah (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Gede'rah. <b>Gederah</b>, Gede'rah. Gederathite . <b>...</b> Joshua 15:36 and Shaaraim, and Adithaim,<br> and <b>Gederah</b>, with Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gede'rah.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gedera.htm"><span class="l">Gedera (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Gedera (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 4:23 These were the potters, and the inhabitants<br> of Netaim and <b>Gederah</b>: there they lived with the king for his work. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gedera.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/unwalled.htm"><span class="l">Unwalled (39 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> places. (BBE). Joshua 15:36 And Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and <b>Gederah</b>, and<br> Gederothaim; fourteen towns with their unwalled places. (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/unwalled.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gedor.htm"><span class="l">Gedor (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Jerusalem and Hebron. (2.) 1 Chronicles 4:39, the <b>Gederah</b> of Joshua<br> 15:36, or the well-known Gerar, as the LXX. read, where the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gedor.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gederotha'im.htm"><span class="l">Gederotha'im (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Gederotha'im (1 Occurrence). Joshua 15:36 and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and <b>Gederah</b>,<br> with Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages. (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gederotha'im.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/geder.htm"><span class="l">Geder (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary A walled place, (Joshua 12:13), perhaps the same as <b>Gederah</b><br> or Gedor (15:58). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GEDER. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/geder.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Gederah (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-36.htm">Joshua 15:36</a></span><br />Shaaraim, Adithaim and <span class="boldtext">Gederah</span> (or Gederothaim); fourteen cities with their villages.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-23.htm">1 Chronicles 4:23</a></span><br />These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and <span class="boldtext">Gederah</span>: there they lived with the king for his work.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/g/gederah.htm">Gederah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/g/gederah--a_city_in_the_plain_of_judah.htm">Gederah: A City in the Plain of Judah</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gederah.htm">Gederah (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gederathite.htm">Gederathite (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/g/gedera.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Gedera"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Gedera" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/g/gede'rah.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Gede'rah"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Gede'rah" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>