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Kishion

Place

A Levitical city in Issachar

Names
  • en Kishion
    hardness; soreness
  • en Kishon · Also called
  • en Kedesh · Also called
  • he קִשְׁיוֹן · H7191
  • he קֶ֫דֶשׁ · H6943I
  • bg Кишион
Location
Kind: City
Modern name: Tell Qisyon
Certainty: Probable
32.559061, 35.246206 · Show on map
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Kishion Article STEPBible TIPNR

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).

Kishion Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Hardness, a city of Issachar assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Josh. 19:20), the same as Kishon (21:28).

Sources: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data (CC BY 4.0, a20364a) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Kishion@Jos.19.20-1Ch) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, kishion_704)

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