Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Geder?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Jedur.

First appears in Joshua 12:13 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Jedur.

Geder is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Jedur. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 12:13 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 14 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Geder today

Travel to Geder, the modern-day Khirbet Jedur.

Geder is commonly identified with Khirbet Jedur, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Geder is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Khirbet Jedur

31.633°N · 35.092°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention