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Biblical place

Where was Zeredah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Deir Ghassaneh.

First appears in 1 Kings 11:26 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

The fortress, a city on the north of Mount Ephraim; the birthplace of Jeroboam (1 Kings 11:26). It is probably the same as Zaretan (Josh. 3:16), Zererath (Judg. 7:22), Zartanah (1 Kings 4:12), or the following. Modern identification: Deir Ghassaneh.

Zeredah is represented in the local geography layer as Deir Ghassaneh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Kings 11:26 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 39 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Zeredah today

Travel to Zeredah, the modern-day Deir Ghassaneh.

Zeredah is commonly identified with Deir Ghassaneh, 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.

Zeredah 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

Deir Ghassaneh

32.046°N · 35.097°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention