Kedemoth
Where it is
31.65° N, 35.89° E · ~; esv map
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About this place
Kedemoth was a town located in the land of Moab, east of the Jordan River. It is first mentioned in Deu.2.26, where Moses sent messengers from Kedemoth to Sihon, king of the Amorites, requesting passage through his land. After the conquest of Canaan, Kedemoth was allotted to the tribe of Reuben (Joshua 13:18) and later designated as a Levitical city for the Merarite clan (Joshua 21:37; 1Ch.6.79). The Levites were distributed among the various tribes and given cities to dwell in, where they could fulfill their religious duties. The exact location of Kedemoth is unknown, but it was likely situated in the plateau region east of the Dead Sea.
Every mention
Deuteronomy 1 mention
Joshua 2 mentions
1 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Beginnings; easternmost, a city of Reuben, assigned to the Levites of the family of Merari (Josh. 13:18).
Sources
- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain