Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Kedesh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Abu Qedeis.

First appears in 1 Chronicles 6:72 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Sanctuary. (1. ) A place in the extreme south of Judah (Josh. 15:23). Probably the same as Kadesh-barnea (q. v. ). (2. ) A city of Issachar (1 Chr. 6:72). Possibly Tell Abu Kadeis, near Lejjun. Modern identification: Tell Abu Qedeis.

Kedesh is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Abu Qedeis. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Chronicles 6:72 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Nazareth

About 10 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 88 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Kedesh today

Travel to Kedesh, the modern-day Tell Abu Qedeis.

Kedesh is commonly identified with Tell Abu Qedeis, 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.

Kedesh 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

Tell Abu Qedeis

Tell Qisyon

32.661°N · 35.393°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention