And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:
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Glossary
- Adithaim Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Al Haditha.
- Gederah Place
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The fortress; a fortified place, a town in the plain (shephelah) of Judah ( Josh. 15:36 ). This is a very common Canaanite and Phoenician name. It is the feminine form of Geder (12:13); the plural form is Gederoth (15:41). Modern identification: Khirbet Judraya.
- Gederothaim Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Judraya.
- Shaaraim Place
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Two gates. (1. ) A city in the plain of Judah ( 1 Sam. 17:52 ); called also Sharaim ( Josh. 15:36 ). (2. ) A town in Simeon ( 1 Chr. 4:31 ). Modern identification: Khirbet es Sira.