Gedor

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1.  Joshua 15:58. A few miles N. of Hebron. Perhaps now Jedur between Bethlehem and Hebron, two miles W. of the road.

2. A town of Benjamin, to which belonged Jeroham, father of Joelah and Zebadiah, who "of Saul's brethren of Benjamite" joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chronicles 12:7).

3. Ancestor of Saul ( 1 Chronicles 8:31;  1 Chronicles 9:37).

4. Among Judah's posterity ( 1 Chronicles 4:4;  1 Chronicles 4:18).

5. See Geder . ( 1 Chronicles 4:39.) Simeonite chiefs in Hezekiah's reign "went to the entrance of (rather as Keil, 'westward from') Gedor unto the eastern side of the valley to seek pasture for their flocks," and they dislodged the Hamites "dwelling there of old, and dwelt in their room." On the way between southern Judah and mount Seir. Septuagint reads "Gerar" (but Simeon's dwellings did not extend westward from Gerar, but were all E. of Gerar).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

GEDOR . A town of Judah (  Joshua 15:58; cf.   1 Chronicles 4:4;   1 Chronicles 4:18;   1 Chronicles 12:7 ). It is generally identified with the modern Jedûr north of Beit-sur. 2 . The district from which the Simeonites are said to have expelled the Hamite settlers (  1 Chronicles 4:39 ff.). The LXX [Note: Septuagint.] , however, reads Gerar , and this suits admirably as to direction. 3 . A Benjamite, an ancestor of king Saul (  1 Chronicles 8:31;   1 Chronicles 9:37 ). 4. 5. The eponym of two Judahite families (  1 Chronicles 4:4;   1 Chronicles 4:18 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. City in the highlands of Judah.  Joshua 15:58 . Identified with ruins at Jedur, 31 38' N, 35 5' E .

2. Native place of Jehoram, a Benjamite.  1 Chronicles 12:7 .

3. Valley in the south of Judah, where the tribe of Simeon found rich pasture.  1 Chronicles 4:39 .

4. Son of Jehiel, a Benjamite.   1 Chronicles 8:31;  1 Chronicles 9:37 .

5. Son of Penuel, a descendant of Judah.  1 Chronicles 4:4 .

6. Son of Jered, a descendant of Judah.  1 Chronicles 4:18 .

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A town apparently in Benjamin ( 1 Chronicles 12:7 ), the same probably as Geder ( Joshua 12:13 ).

Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., DD Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Gedor'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/g/gedor.html. 1897.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Joshua 15:58 1 Chronicles 4:1  1 Chronicles 4:4 1 Chronicles 4:18Zanoah 1 Chronicles 4:39  1 Chronicles 4:24 1 Chronicles 12:7 1 Chronicles 8:31GederGederoth

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A city in the mountains of Judah, surrounded by fat pastures, and formerly occupied by the Amalekites,  1 Chronicles 4:39;  12:7;  Joshua 15:58 . It is now called Jedur, and lies about eight miles southwest of Bethlehem. Gedor is also the name of a man,  1 Chronicles 8:31;  9:37 .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Gedor', גְּדוֹר or [in  1 Chronicles 4:4;  1 Chronicles 4:18] גְּדוֹ , a Wall (See Geder); Sept. Peowp, but  1 Chronicles 8:31 Γεδώρ , and  1 Chronicles 12:7 Γέραρα ; Vulg. Gedor), the name of one or two places, and also of a  Prayer of Manasseh 1:1 . An ancient city in the mountains of Judah ( Joshua 15:58), some of whose inhabitants joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chronicles 12:7). It was probably this town to which "Josabad the Gederathite" (q.v.) belonged ( 1 Chronicles 12:4); as also "Jeroham of Gedor," whose sons Joelah and Zebadiah were among the mighty men that joined David in his difficulties at Ziklag ( 1 Chronicles 12:7); for it does not appear that all in that list were "Saul's brethren of Benjamin" (compare the terms "Haruphite," "Korhite," following). (See Hareph). The name has the definite article to it in this latter passage ( מַןִאּהִגְּדוֹר ). The place was probably the same as the GEDER (See Geder) (q.v.) of the ancient Canaanites ( Joshua 12:13), rebuilt as Beth-Gader (See Beth- Gader) (q.v.) by Hareph ( 1 Chronicles 2:51), in conjunction with Penuel ( 1 Chronicles 4:4) and Jered ( 1 Chronicles 4:18). (See Mered). It is doubtless the Gidora of the Onomasticon, between Jerusalem and Hebron. (See Gederah). It is very doubtful (see below) whether this be the same Gedtor in whose fertile valley the Simeonites found good pasture for their flocks ( 1 Chronicles 4:39), yet Reland regards them both as the same (Palest. page 803). Dr. Robinson, traveling from Jerusalem to Gaza, came in sight of a place called Jedur, with ruins, on the brow of a mountain ridge, which he identifies with Gedor (Researches, 2:338; also new ed. 3:283). It was also recognized by M. De Saulcy (Narrative, 2:451); comp. Schwarz (Palest. page 86). and Wilson (Lands of Bible, 1:386).

2. The above-named place ( 1 Chronicles 4:39) was originally inhabited by Hamites, and its fertility induced a predatory incursion and forcible occupation by a party of Simeonites. From this it would seem to have adjoined the territory of Simeon on the south; and a writer in the Journzal Of Sacred Literature (July, 1860, page 318) suggests the solution that these aborigines were Philistines, the place itself being no other than GERAR (See Gerar) (by the slight and frequent error in transcription of גדר for גרר , which latter the Sept. appears to have actually read). Ewald had already adopted this emendation (Gesch. Isr. 1:332, note), although the term ( נִחִל , Wady) elsewhere applied to Gerat (q.v.) is different from that here used ( הִגִּיְא , The Valley).

3. A chief of the Benjamites (apparently of the house of Gibeon) resident at Jerusalem ( 1 Chronicles 8:31;  1 Chronicles 9:37). B.C. 536 or ante.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

gē´dor ( גּדור , gedhōr  ; Codex Vaticanus, Γεδδώρ , Geddō̇r , Codex Alexandrinus, Γεδώρ , Gedō̇r ):

(1) A town in the mountains of Judah, named with Halhul and Beth-zur ( Joshua 15:58 ). It seems to be referred to by Eusebius as Gadeira ( Onomasticon , under the word), which he identifies with Gaidora (Jerome calls it Gadora), a village in the borders of Jerusalem, near the terebinth. It is probably represented today by Khirbet Jedūr , about 7 miles North of Hebron ( PEF , III, 313, Sh Xxi ).

(2) Among the Benjamites who joined David at Ziklag were the sons of Jeroham of Gedor ( 1 Chronicles 12:7 ). No trace of this name is found in the territory of Benjamin. It may be identical with (1).

(3) The Simeonites are said to have gone to the entering in of Gedor in search of pasture for their flocks. They smote and expelled the Meunim, "and dwelt in their stead" ( 1 Chronicles 4:39 ). Here the Septuagint reads Gerar, and this is probably correct.

(4) A family in Judah ( 1 Chronicles 4:4 ).

(5) An ancestor of Saul ( 1 Chronicles 8:31 ).

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Ge´dor, an ancient city in the mountains of Judah , some of whose inhabitants joined David at Ziklag . It is doubtful whether this be the same Gedor in whose fertile valley the Simeonites found good pasture for their flocks . Dr. Robinson, traveling from Jerusalem to Gaza, came in sight of a place called Jedur, with ruins, on the brow of a mountain ridge, which he identifies with Gedor.