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GEDER

(Heb. geḏer)

One of several Canaanite cities captured by Joshua during the Israelite conquest (Josh. 12:13). A lieutenant of David’s, Baal-hanan, may have hailed from Geder (1 Chr. 27:28). If the Josh. 12 conquest list is organized as either a battle itinerary or regional association, Geder might be sought near Tell Beit Mirsim in the Shephelah foothills. Yohanan Aharoni wishes to emend Geder to Gerar due to common orthographic error; so emended, the city’s association with the Gerar in the Abimelech narratives of Abraham and Isaac (Gen. 20, 26) lends credence to a Shephelah location for the city.

Bibliography. Y. Aharoni, The Land of the Bible, 2nd ed. (Philadelphia, 1979).

Ryan Byrne






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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