Kedesh (Easton)

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Sanctuary. A place in the extreme south of Judah (Joshua 15:23 ). Probably the same as Kadesh-barnea (q.v.). A city of Issachar (1 Chronicles 6:72 ). Possibly Tell Abu Kadeis, near Lejjun. A 'fenced city' of Naphtali, one of the cities of refuge (Joshua 19:37; Judges 4:6 ). It was assigned to the"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter K Bible Dictionaries Kedesh Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Kedemoth Next Entry Kedron Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Kedesh Thompson Chain Reference Kedesh Dictionaries American Tract Society Kedesh Easton's Bible Dictionary Kedesh Fausset Bible Dictionary Kedesh Holman Bible Dictionary Kedesh-Naphtali Kedesh in Naphtali Kedesh Hastings' BibleDictionary Kedesh-Naphtali Kedesh Morrish Bible Dictionary Kedesh Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Kedesh Naphtali People's Bible Dictionary Kedesh Smith Bible Dictionary Kedesh Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Kedesh (1) Kedesh (2) Kedesh-Naphtali Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Kedesh McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Kedesh Kedesh of Issachar Kedesh of Naphtali Lexicons נַפְתָּלִי קֶדֶשׁ Sanctuary. A place in the extreme south of Judah ( Joshua 15:23 ). Probably the same as Kadesh-barnea (q.v.). A city of Issachar ( 1 Chronicles 6:72 ). Possibly Tell Abu Kadeis, near Lejjun. A "fenced city" of Naphtali, one of the cities of refuge ( Joshua 19:37 ; Judges 4:6 ). It was assigned to the Gershonite Levites ( Joshua 21:32 ). It was originally a Canaanite royal city ( Joshua 12:22 ), and was the residence of Barak ( Judges 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.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)