Biblical place
Where was Gedor?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Jedur.
First appears in Joshua 15:58 · 2 books · 2 chapters
Overview
A wall. (1. ) A city in the mountains or hill country of Judah (Josh. 15:58), identified with Jedar, between Jerusalem and Hebron. (2. ) 1 Chr. 4:39, the Gederah of Josh. 15:36, or the well-known Gerar, as the LXX. Modern identification: Khirbet Jedur.
Gedor is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Jedur. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:58 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Gedor today
Travel to Gedor, the modern-day Khirbet Jedur.
Gedor 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.
Gedor 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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention