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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: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)

(See also: Canaan, Hebron, Levite, Naphtali, priest, refuge, Shechem, twelve tribes of Israel)

Bible References:

• 1 Chronicles 06:72
• Joshua 19:37
• Judges 04:10

Word Data:

• Strong's: H6943

Forms Found in the English ULB:

Kedesh