Kedesh

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. A city of the tribe of Judah

• Joshua 15:23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

Possibly identical with KADESH-BARNEA

2. Also called KISHION and KISHON

A Canaanite city captured by Joshua

• Joshua 12:22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
• Joshua 19:20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
• Joshua 21:28 From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,
• 1 Chronicles 6:72 From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath,

3. Also called KEDESH-NAPHTALI

A city of refuge

• Joshua 20:7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
• Joshua 21:32 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan— three cities, together with their pasturelands.

Home of Barak and Heber

• Judges 4:6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
• Judges 4:9 “I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,
• Judges 4:11 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.

Captured by Tiglath-pileser

• 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.