Topic
Kedesh
13 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1897 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 12:22Easton · Smith · Nave 2. Also called KISHION and KISHON — A Canaanite city captured by Joshua
The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
- Joshua 15:23Easton · Smith · Nave 1. A city of the tribe of Judah
And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
- Joshua 21:32Easton · Smith · Nave 3. Also called KEDESH-NAPHTALI — A city of refuge
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.
- Judges 4:6Easton · Smith · Nave 3. Also called KEDESH-NAPHTALI — Home of Barak and Heber
And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the…
- 2 Kings 15:29Easton · Smith · Nave 3. Also called KEDESH-NAPHTALI — Captured by Tiglath-pileser
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 6:72Easton · Smith · Nave 2. Also called KISHION and KISHON — A Canaanite city captured by Joshua
And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
- Joshua 19:37Easton · Smith
And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
- Joshua 20:7Smith · Nave 3. Also called KEDESH-NAPHTALI — A city of refuge
¶ 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 19:20Nave 2. Also called KISHION and KISHON — A Canaanite city captured by Joshua
And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
- Joshua 21:28Nave 2. Also called KISHION and KISHON — A Canaanite city captured by Joshua
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
- Judges 4:9Nave 3. Also called KEDESH-NAPHTALI — Home of Barak and Heber
And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
- Judges 4:11Nave 3. Also called KEDESH-NAPHTALI — Home of Barak and Heber
Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
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- 1 Chronicles 6:76 Smith
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 8 references
Sanctuary. (1.) A place in the extreme south of Judah (Josh. 15:23). Probably the same as Kadesh-barnea (q.v.).
(2.) A city of Issachar (1 Chr. 6:72). Possibly Tell Abu Kadeis, near Lejjun.
(3.) A “fenced city” of Naphtali, one of the cities of refuge (Josh. 19:37; Judg. 4:6). It was assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Josh. 21:32). It was originally a Canaanite royal city (Josh. 12:22), and was the residence of Barak (Judg. 4:6); and here he and Deborah assembled the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali before the commencement of the conflict with Sisera in the plain of Esdraelon, “for Jehovah among the mighty” (9, 10). In the reign of Pekah it was taken by Tiglath-Pileser (2 Kings 15:29). It was situated near the “plain” (rather “the oak”) of Zaanaim, and has been identified with the modern Kedes, on the hills fully four miles north-west of Lake El Huleh.
It has been supposed by some that the Kedesh of the narrative, where Barak assembled his troops, was not the place in Upper Galilee so named, which was 30 miles distant from the plain of Esdraelon, but Kedish, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, 12 miles from Tabor.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 10 references
- In the extreme south of Judah, (Joshua 15:23) same as Kadesh and Kadesh-barnea.
- A city of Issachar, allotted to the Gershonite Levites. (1 Chronicles 6:72) The Kadesh mentioned among the cities whose kings were slain by Joshua, (Joshua 12:22) in company with Megiddo and Jokneam of Carmel, would seem to have been this city of Issachar.
- Kedesh; also Kedesh in Galilee; and once, (Judges 4:6) Kedesh-naphtali, one of the fortified cities of the tribe of Naphtali, named between Hazor and Edrei, (Joshua 19:37) appointed as a city of refuge, and allotted with its "suburbs" to the Gershonite Levites. (Joshua 20:7; 21:32; 1 Chronicles 6:76) It was the residence of Barak, (Judges 4:6) and there he and Deborah assembled the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali before the conflict, being probably, as its name implies, a "holy place" of great antiquity. It was taken by Tiglath-pileser in the reign of Pekah. (2 Kings 15:29) It is identified with the village Kades , which lies four miles to the northwest of the upper part of the Sea of Merom.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 11 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:23
- Possibly identical with KADESH-BARNEA
- 2. Also called KISHION and KISHON
- 3. Also called KEDESH-NAPHTALI
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); 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.