Hazar-gaddah was a town in the Negev region, allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land (Josh 15:27).
Also known as Hazar Gaddah
Hazar-gaddah, meaning "village of fortune," was a town located in the Negev, the southern region of the Promised Land. It was part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the land under Joshua's leadership (Josh 15:27). The town was situated in the far south of Judah's inheritance, near the border with Edom. Its location remains unknown.
Approximate location: 31.162, 35.057 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
Village of fortune, a city on the south border of Judah (Josh. 15:27), midway between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.
HA'ZAR-GAD'DAH (village of fortune), a town in the south of Judah, Josh 15:27, which Wilton would identify with Wady Mubughik, where are extensive ruins of great antiquity; Grove with el-Ghurrah, about 9 miles east of Beersheba; Conder with Judeideh, the name of a spring near Hebron.
HA'ZAR-GAD'DAH (village of fortune), a town in the south of Judah, Josh 15:27, which Wilton would identify with Wady Mubughik, where are extensive ruins of great antiquity; Grove with el-Ghurrah, about 9 miles east of Beersheba; Conder with Judeideh, the name of a spring near Hebron.
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Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,
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