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Geder

3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

The verses

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Joshua 12:13Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave An ancient city of Canaan
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
1 Chronicles 2:51ISBE
Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
1 Chronicles 4:39Smith
¶ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references

A walled place, (Josh. 12:13), perhaps the same as Gederah or Gedor (15:58).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references

(a wall). The king of Geder was one of the thirty-one kings who were overcome by Joshua on the west of the Jordan. (Joshua 12:13) (B.C. 1445.) It is possible that it may be the same place as the Geder named in (1 Chronicles 4:39)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references

ge'-der (gedher): A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua along with Lachish, Eglon, Gezer, Debir and Hormah (Jos 12:13 f). It may be the city called "Beth-gader" in 1Ch 2:51, and the birthplace of Baal-hanan, who had charge of David's olives and sycamores (27:28); unidentified.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic

→ An ancient city of Canaan Jos 12:13
→ Possibly identical with GEDOR, number two or number three

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

Geder

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