Kishion
קִשְׁיוֹן · qish.yon · H7191קֶ֫דֶשׁ · qe.desh · H6943I“hardness; soreness” Hitchcock's 18693 mentions in 2 books, most in Joshua (2)
Where it is
32.56° N, 35.25° E · ~
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Mentioned most in
Counted from 3 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Kishion, also called Kedesh, was a Levitical city located in the territory allocated to the tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:20, 21:28). It was one of the cities given to the Levites, specifically to the Gershonite clan, for their residence (1Ch.6.72).
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Every mention
3 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Joshua 2 mentions
Joshua 19:20Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,Joshua 21:28Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
1 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Hardness, a city of Issachar assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Josh. 19:20), the same as Kishon (21:28).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- 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