# Kedesh # ## Facts: ## Kedesh was a Canaanite city that was taken over by the Israelites when they entered the land of Canaan. * This city was located in the northern part of Israel, in the portion of land that was given to the tribe of Naphtali. * Kedesh was one of the cities that was chosen as a place where the Levite priests could live, since they did not have any land of their own. * It was also set apart as a "city of refuge." (Translation suggestions: [Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)) (See also: [Canaan](../other/canaan.md), [Hebron](../other/hebron.md), [Levite](../other/levite.md), [Naphtali](../other/naphtali.md), [priest](../kt/priest.md), [refuge](../kt/refuge.md), [Shechem](../other/shechem.md), [twelve tribes of Israel](../other/12tribesofisrael.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [1 Chronicles 06:71-73](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/06/71) * [Joshua 19:35-37](rc://en/tn/help/jos/19/35) * [Judges 04:10](rc://en/tn/help/jdg/04/10) ## Word Data:## * Strong's: Kedesh