Biblical place

Where was Kedar?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Dumat al Jandal.

First appears in Psalms 120:5 · 5 books · 8 chapters

Overview

Biblical people group. Modern identification: Dumat al Jandal.

Kedar is represented in the local geography layer as Dumat al Jandal. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Psalms 120:5 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 9 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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About 465 km away in the local coordinate layer.

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About 493 km away in the local coordinate layer.

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About 494 km away in the local coordinate layer.

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About 494 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Kedar today

Travel to Kedar, the modern-day Dumat al Jandal.

Kedar is commonly identified with Dumat al Jandal, 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.

Kedar 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

Dumat al Jandal

Kedar

29.811°N · 39.868°E

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