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GE-HARASHIM

(Heb. gêʾ ḥărāšîm)

Lit., “valley of the artisans/craftsmen,” but identified as the sons of Joab, of the tribe of Judah and lineage of Kenaz, so identified “because they were artisans” (1 Chr. 4:14 NRSV). A similar term at Neh. 11:35 (Heb. gê haḥărāšîm; omitted in the LXX), usually translated “valley of craftsmen/artisans” in English versions, denotes a place (near Lod and Ono, perhaps Wadi esh-Shellal or Òarafand el-Kharab) inhabited by Benjaminites after the return from Babylonian exile. Many interpreters understand 1 Chr. 4:14 as a reference to a place, either that mentioned in Neh. 11:35 or another SE of the Dead Sea and rich with copper deposits.

Eric F. Mason






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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