Gederah

The fortress; a fortified place, a town in the plain (shephelah) of Judah (Josh. 15:36). This is a very common Canaanite and Phoenician name. It is the feminine form of Geder (12:13); the plural form is Gederoth (15:41). This place has by some been identified with Jedireh, a ruin 9 miles from Lydda, toward Eleutheropolis, and 4 miles north of Sur’ah (Zorah), in the valley of Elah.

(a sheepfold), a town of Judah in the lowland country, (Joshua 15:36) apparently in its eastern part. No town bearing this name has, however, been yet discovered in this hitherto little-explored district.

GEDE'RAH (sheep-cote). A town near the valley of Elah, and in the lowlands of Judah. Josh 15:36; now Jedireh, 9 miles south of Ludd. 2. A town in Benjamin. 1 Chr 12:4; now Jedireh, No. 2, 6 miles north-west of Jerusalem.

GEDE'RAH (sheep-cote).